Red Sox Lose to Blue Jays 6-1 Magic Number is 1 [VIDEO]

The Boston Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays 6-1 on Thursday night, and the Red Sox's Magic Number to clinch the Wild Card is 1, with 3 games left to play.

The Red Sox managed only 4 hits, and were no hit through 6 innings.

Brayan Bellow went 5.0 innings and allowed 3 hits and 3 runs. He struck out 3 and walked 3.

Justin Wilson allowed a grand slam and Zach Kelly allowed a 2-run homer as the bullpen struggled. Chris Murphy pitched the final 2 innings, holding the Blue Jays to 1 hit.

Jarren Duran was 1-3 with his 40th double of the season. Trevor Story was 1-4, nocking in Duran in the 7th inning for Boston's lone run.

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Boston will host the Detroit Tigers on Friday night, September 26th in the start of the final series of the 2025 season. The pregame starts at 6:10 with the 1st pitch at 7:10 p.m. on WDEA AM 1370. Any combination of a Red Sox win and Houston Astros loss and Boston will clinch their 1st playoff spot since 2021!

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