A postseason spot has already been secured and we already know that the Boston Red Sox will be facing the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. So that means that there’s nothing left to play for in the final game of the regular season, right? Wrong.
As anxious as we may be to get to the postseason, there are still plenty of reasons why Sunday’s season finale is important to the Red Sox.
Boston enters the day a mere half game behind Cleveland in the standings, which will determine home-field advantage in the ALDS. A victory today for the Red Sox forces Cleveland to need wins in each of their final two games, including a make-up game on Monday against a Detroit Tigers team fighting for a Wild Card spot.