Ceddanne Rafaela hit a walk-off triple off the center-field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 win over the visiting Detroit Tigers and clinching a playoff berth for Boston on Friday night.

The Red Sox (88-72) scored in each of the last three innings while overcoming a 3-0 deficit and ending a three-year postseason drought with the win.

Romy Gonzalez hit a one-out single into center field and scored the winning run. It was Boston's 12th walk-off win of the season, tied for the second most in franchise history.

Rafaela (2-for-4) had a pair of extra-base hits, while Masataka Yoshida was 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.

Spencer Torkelson, Dillon Dingler and Javier Baez each had two hits for Detroit (86-74), which has lost nine of 10. Tommy Kahnle (1-5) allowed two hits, including the deciding run in the ninth.

Yankees 8, Orioles 4

Giancarlo Stanton hit two-run homers in consecutive at-bats and drove in five runs as host New York beat Baltimore and remained tied for first place in the American League East.

The Yankees won their sixth straight and are tied with the Toronto Blue Jays in first place for the third straight day. Stanton and Aaron Judge homered in the same game for the 58th time. New York is 51-7 when the sluggers go deep in the same game.

Baltimore starter Trevor Rogers allowed a season-high six runs on three hits in three innings to snap a personal five-game winning streak.

Blue Jays 4, Rays 2

Nathan Lukes homered and drove in three runs to help Toronto defeat visiting Tampa Bay in the opener of a three-game series. Lukes' two-run blast in the fifth broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Blue Jays their second consecutive win after they had lost six out of seven.

The Blue Jays remained tied for first atop the American League East after the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles on Friday. Toronto holds the tiebreaker with New York.

Junior Caminero had two hits, including a homer, and Jonathan Aranda also homered for the Rays.

Reds 3, Brewers 1

Gavin Lux doubled twice to start two rallies as visiting Cincinnati pulled into a tie for the final National League wild-card spot with a victory over Milwaukee.

Cincinnati is now level with the New York Mets, who lost at Miami. The Arizona Diamondbacks, who entered the day a game behind the Reds, played at San Diego late. Cincinnati owns the head-to-head tiebreaker over both the Mets and Diamondbacks. Zack Littell and four Cincinnati relievers combined on a three-hitter. Littell allowed one run on three hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Milwaukee, which previously won the NL Central and clinched a first-round bye, has a magic number of one over Philadelphia to secure the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage for the entire postseason. Quinn Priester (13-3), who had won a franchise-record 12 consecutive decisions, gave up three runs on nine hits in five-plus innings.

Cubs 12, Cardinals 1

Powered by four home runs, Chicago crushed visiting St. Louis and moved closer to securing home-field advantage in next week's National League wild-card series.

Colin Rea (11-7) struck out seven and allowed just two hits over 5 2/3 scoreless innings, earning his first win since Aug. 20. Cardinals starter Mike Mikolas (8-11) went five innings, allowing four runs and four hits.

The Cubs took full advantage of the wind blowing out to center field, with Nico Hoerner, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Michael Busch and Seiya Suzuki all going deep. Three of those blasts came off Mikolas, who gave up six homers in a July 4 loss, also in Chicago.

Marlins 6, Mets 2

Heriberto Hernandez lofted a game-tying triple and pinch hitter Connor Norby smashed a homer that capped a six-run fifth inning as host Miami rallied to hand New York a costly loss.

The Mets ended the night tied with Cincinnati in the battle for the final National League wild-card spot. The Reds, who beat the Milwaukee Brewers, hold the tiebreaker over New York. Miami has been eliminated from contention, but the Marlins are 6-5 against the Mets this season.

Sandy Alcantara (11-12) earned the win, pitching seven-plus innings and allowing six hits and two runs. New York took a lead on the game's second pitch as Francisco Lindor pulled a 392-foot homer to right-center. It was Lindor's 31st homer of the season and his 31st career leadoff dinger.

Phillies 3, Twins 1

Aaron Nola pitched eight terrific innings and Jhoan Duran earned the save against his former team as Philadelphia edged visiting Minnesota.

Nola (5-10) allowed just one run and two hits while striking out nine. Duran allowed a pair of singles in the ninth before closing the door for his 32nd save, his 16th for the Phillies. Philadelphia's Edmundo Sosa homered and singled.

Twins starter Joe Ryan (13-10) struck out nine batters in five innings while yielding two runs. Christian Vazquez went 2-for-3 with a home run.

Rangers 7, Guardians 3

Alejandro Osuna belted a three-run homer in a four-run first inning and Jack Leiter matched his career high with 10 strikeouts, sending visiting Texas to a victory over Cleveland.

The Guardians remained tied with the Detroit Tigers atop the American League Central Division and had their magic number for clinching a playoff berth stay at two.

Leiter (10-10) worked a career-high tying seven innings, limiting the Guardians to two runs on four hits and a walk. Rangers starter Slade Cecconi lost for the first time in eight starts since an Aug. 16 defeat to the Atlanta Braves, giving up four runs on five hits.

White Sox 10, Nationals 9

Colson Montgomery hit a two-run ninth-inning homer and visiting Chicago rallied past Washington, overcoming six home runs for a win after blowing a seven-run lead.

With one out in the ninth, Kyle Teel grounded to reliever Jose A. Ferrer (4-4), who dropped the ball while running toward first for an error. Montgomery then homered to right-center to give Chicago the lead. Lenyn Sosa had a homer, double and single and drove in three runs for the White Sox, who had lost five straight.

For the Nationals, who committed four errors, Luis Garcia Jr. hit three home runs while CJ Abrams, Daylen Lile and Josh Bell also went deep.

Pirates 9, Braves 3

Spencer Horwitz hit two home runs to help visiting Pittsburgh roll to a win at Atlanta.

Horwitz finished 3-for-3 with two walks and four RBIs to pace the Pirates' 14-hit attack. Tommy Pham also went deep. Reliever Yohan Ramirez (3-3) got one out for the win.

Braves starter Joey Wentz (5-7) pitched four-plus innings and allowed four runs on eight hits. Matt Olson and Michael Harris II homered for Atlanta, with Harris reaching the 20-homer, 20-steal mark.