The Red Sox couldn’t hold onto the lead to reward Kyle Harrison with a win for a terrific start, but they rallied to secure a key victory anyway .

They still lost a little ground to the Guardians, who swept a doubleheader from the Twins. But Boston gained ground on the Astros and Blue Jays and kept pace with the Yankees in the still chaotic American League playoff picture.

The Red Sox are still in third in the AL East, four back of the Blue Jays.

They hold the second of three wild-card spots. They’re two games back of the wild-card leading Yankees and are one ahead of the Guardians, who are third.

Cleveland is back in playoff position after moving into a tie with Astros, who lost to Seattle. Both teams are 84-71, but the Guardians hold the tiebreaker.

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