The Red Sox will have to wait at least another day before they can potentially clinch a spot in the playoffs.

Boston entered Thursday with their magic number to secure a postseason bid down to one — meaning that all the Red Sox needed was a win over the Blue Jays or an Astros loss to the Athletics to punch their ticket to the playoffs for the first time since 2021.

But fortune didn’t fall on Boston’s side Thursday, as the Red Sox fell to the Blue Jays, 6-1, at Rogers Centre — while Houston kept their playoff hopes alive by beating Oakland, 11-5.

Even though Boston (87-72) is still in good position to play playoff baseball next week, Thursday stood as a step back for a Red Sox team trying to at least hold steady as the second Wild Card team in the American League.

With Boston losing a

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