Red Sox clinch playoff spot, top Indians (AP)

Courtesy Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Tue, 09/23/2008 - 20:58

Cleveland Indians' Franklin Gutierrez (38) enters the dugout after scoring on a ground out by Jamey Carroll in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008, in Boston.<br /><br />

The World Series champion Boston Red Sox are back in the playoffs, thanks to a 5-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night that clinched at least a wild-card berth.

Tim Wakefield outpitched Cliff Lee (22-3), and midseason acquisition Jason Bay hit the go-ahead single as Boston scored three times in the fifth inning to rally from a two-run deficit.



 

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