After Boston's 1-0 win Wednesday, Cleveland can clinch a postseason berth with a victory over the Red Sox at Fenway on Thursday; Texas' loss put the Guardians in position. They have four regular-season games left and lead the White Sox by one in the AL Central.
Thursday's first pitch is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET. A postseason berth would not clinch the AL Central: the White Sox own the head-to-head tiebreaker, and the division title determines Cleveland's route through the bracket.
Boston ended Cleveland's six-game winning streak with Andruw Monasterio's sixth-inning RBI single. Sonny Gray held the Guardians to four singles in six scoreless innings, and Boston's bullpen completed the shutout.
