Detroit Tigers 1 win on the road from 1st place in the MLB playoffs since 2014

And then finally, after 13 innings in Minneapolis, the Detroit Tigers' magic number was… one.

The Minnesota Twins lost 8-6 in extra games at home to the Miami Marlins on Thursday night and are a full three games behind the Tigers and Kansas City Royals in the American League wild card playoff race. (The Tigers and Royals, who both won on Thursday, are tied for the second and third wild-card spots, with the Royals holding the direct tiebreaker.)

Minnesota's loss on Thursday means the Tigers can clinch their first postseason berth since the 2014 season with a win against the Chicago White Sox in Detroit as early as Friday night – and end MLB's longest active playoff drought. The game at Comerica Park is scheduled to begin at 6:40 p.m. (Bally Sports Detroit). The Tigers have a total of three games against the White Sox, with matinees on Saturday (1:10 p.m.) and Sunday (3:10 p.m.) to end the regular season at home. The Tigers are 9-1 against the White Sox this season, with series wins in March (three games) and August (four games).