It was an eventful night for the Red Sox in the playoff race despite not playing a game.

They picked up a half-game on the Yankees , who lost to the Twins on Monday. The Red Sox are now one game back of their traditional rivals with 12 left to play. Catching the Yankees, who are currently the No. 4 seed, could earn Boston home-field advantage in the best-of-three wild-card series.

If the current standings hold, Boston would be the No. 5 seed as the second wild card and would play the Yankees in the Bronx in the best-of-three wild card round.

The Blue Jays’ extra-inning win put Toronto five games ahead of the Yankees and six ahead of the Red Sox, as they close in on their seemingly inevitable AL East title and first-round bye.

Houston’s win over Texas means the Astros are just a hal

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