The Boston Red Sox appear destined to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2021. The club’s magic number is down to one, meaning the next Houston Astros loss or Red Sox win will send Boston to the postseason. But who the Red Sox will play remains quite uncertain.

Masslive.com’s Chris Cotillo broke it all down on X:

“In all likelihood, Red Sox will be traveling to NY, TOR, CLE or DET for a Wild Card Series starting Tuesday,” Cotillo posted.

But if the Red Sox clinch on Thursday , that puts some wheels in motion.

“(It) allows the final series against Detroit to basically be a ‘get the house in order’ trio of games if Sox are effectively locked into No. 2 or No. 3 WC spots (and a road series anyway).

“Division and top WC spot are still technically in play but major long s

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