As of September 14th, the Boston Red Sox have already won 101 games this season and have clinched a playoff birth. They also hold a commanding 10.5-game lead over the second place New York Yankees in the AL East and an 8.5-game lead over the Houston Astros for the top AL seed.
For the purposes of this article, *knock on wood*, I’m going to assume the Red Sox won’t have a catastrophic meltdown and hold their lead over the rest of the American League. This means that the Red Sox would play the winner of the AL Wild Card Game.