The Boston Red Sox floundered after the All-Star break, costing themselves a shot at the playoffs, and now have to watch as other underdogs advance in October.

The Boston Red Sox's season may be over, but there's still baseball being played, as the MLB Wild Card round concluded on Thursday night. The Detroit Tigers eliminated the Houston Astros, the Kansas City Royals eliminated the Baltimore Orioles,

Over the last 21 years, the Red Sox have won four championships. On two other occasions, they have gone to Game 7 of the ALCS. In total, they qualified for

The series opener included five lead changes — the most in postseason history — but the Yankees secured the final momentum swing from a surprising place.

Verdugo made a huge catch and delivered the go-ahead hit in the Yankees' Game 1 win over the Royals.