Detroit, MI- Rico Petrocelli hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, and the Boston Red Sox completed their furious comeback to win the AL East with a 5-3 win over the Tigers at Tiger Stadium.
The Red Sox (89-65) have clinched the division after trailing by as many as 9.5 games as recently as in mid-August.
The Tigers (87-68) have lost five straight, all at home, and eight of their past 10. The loss means the Tigers are 13-21 in their past 34 games, a stretch where the Red Sox went 22-11 to steal the divisional flag.
Carl Yastrzemski hit a solo homer in the seventh to put Boston up, 1-0. It was just the second Red Sox hit off Tigers starter Woodie Fryman.
In the eighth inning, the Tigers scored three runs, capped by a pinch-hit, solo home run by Ike Brown. They were three outs away from making the season finale the division-deciding game.
But Boston tied the game in the ninth on a pinch-hit, two-run homer by Rick Miller off Chris Zachary, whose season had been brilliant up to that point.
The Tigers had runners on second and third with one out in the ninth. After an intentional walk to Willie Horton, the bases were loaded. But Boston reliever Bill Lee coaxed two outs without a runner scoring.
In the tenth, Petrocelli connected for a two-run blast off loser Zachary following a walk to open the inning.
After Wednesday's season ending game, the Red Sox will travel to Oakland to face the A's in the ALCS.
BOS 89-65 --
DET 87-68 2.5
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