BOSTON — José De León pitched a career-high 6 2/3 innings in his first outing in two years, and Masataka Yoshida and David Hamilton homered on Sunday to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers that clinched the AL Central title for the Cleveland Guardians.

After each team wrapped up a playoff berth during the series — the Red Sox on Friday and the Tigers on Saturday — they both sent out lineups for the regular-season finale that allowed some regulars to rest and others to get work if they needed it.

De León, called up from Triple-A so the Red Sox could line up their starters for the wild-card round, allowed three runs on eight hits and three walks. He struck out eight. Greg Weissert pitched the ninth for his fourth save.

The Tigers scratched ace Tarik Skubal

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