Red Sox Clinch Playoff Spot, Bounce Back After Horrid Start To Season

As the Boston Red Sox celebrated an improbable postseason berth at Tropicana Field, with Champagne and beer flowing all around, the clubhouse soundtrack seemed appropriate. “Stayin’ Alive.’’ “I think that pretty much says it all,’’ left fielder Roman Anthony said Sunday. “We pretty much stayed alive when nobody else thought we could. Now here we are.’’ The Red Sox were 32-46 and 15 1/2 games back in the AL East race on June 24. They have since gone 52-25 and will be in the playoffs. The Red Sox lost 5-1 to the Tampa Bay Rays in their series finale, so…