The Indians remain one game back of the AL East champion Red Sox, who would open the ALDS at home against Cleveland as things currently stand. The Rangers currently hold the AL's top seed for the playoffs, meaning they would play the winner of the AL Wild Card Game.
If the Wild Card race goes to a tiebreaker, Michael Fulmer would be in line to start it. If not, then the Tigers rookie closed his regular season Wednesday with three runs on six hits allowed over 3 1/3 innings, the final two runs coming in the fourth inning following a 45-minute rain delay.