October baseball is back in Boston. Go to bed. There’s no need to watch the Astros tonight. We’re going to the playoffs.

There’s magic in the Fenway greens. Kyle Harrison turned in a short start and put the Red Sox in an early 3-0 hole, but they fought back slowly and surely. Tigers starter Casey Mize shoved for six innings, but the Red Sox finally came through for a run to get him out of the game in the seventh. In the eighth, they scratched across another run thanks to a good baserunning play by Nate Eaton. In the ninth, Romy Gonzalez singled with an out, bringing Ceddanne Rafaela to the plate.

Since the All-Star break, Rafaela has been the worst hitter in baseball among qualifiers. His wRC+ in the second half was 49 entering Friday, 51% below league average. Rather than taking the bat

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