David Ortiz took a direct hit of champagne as the Red Sox celebrated clinching the AL East title with a 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

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David Ortiz took a direct hit of champagne as the Red Sox celebrated clinching the AL East title with a 6-3 win over the Blue Jays.

Closer Koji Uehara recorded the final out of Friday's game.

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Closer Koji Uehara recorded the final out of Friday's game.

Players raced out of the dugout to begin celebrating.

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Players raced out of the dugout to begin celebrating.

This marks the first time in franchise history the team went from last place to first.

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This marks the first time in franchise history the team went from last place to first.

Starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed one run over seven strong innings for his 100th career victory.

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Starting pitcher Jon Lester allowed one run over seven strong innings for his 100th career victory.

Ortiz wore a T-shirt commemorating the Red Sox’ first division title since 2007.

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Ortiz wore a T-shirt commemorating the Red Sox’ first division title since 2007.

The win marks the 20th save for Uehara (right).

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The win marks the 20th save for Uehara (right).

Ortiz handed the microphone to Stephen Drew's 7-year-old son.

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Ortiz handed the microphone to Stephen Drew's 7-year-old son.

Daniel Nava was congratulated in the dugout after scoring in the third inning.

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Daniel Nava was congratulated in the dugout after scoring in the third inning.

Ortiz had an RBI single in the seventh.

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Ortiz had an RBI single in the seventh.

The Sox open the playoffs on Oct. 4. They have seven more games to gain the top seed in the American League.

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The Sox open the playoffs on Oct. 4. They have seven more games to gain the top seed in the American League.

Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 3

Red Sox clinch AL East

The joy was unrestrained at Fenway Park as the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays and won the division title.

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President Obama furiously responded to the congressional budget battles, including a vote today in the House to defund his health care law.

Hyde Park resident Christen Dellorco's sign for mayoral candidate Robert Consalvo vied for attention alongside neighbor Jack Slekis’ sign for rival Daniel Conley.

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These 11 kayaking trips mostly follow the shoreline and include interesting routes, easy put ins, and available parking.

Matthew Ritchie (left) and Tricia O’Neill finished “Remanence: Salt and Light (Part II)” Friday.

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New mural draws praise, curiosity at Dewey Square debut

An abstract, gray-and-blue seascape, which the Institute of Contemporary Art finished installing this afternoon, has replaced the brightly colored Os Gemeos artwork.

Opinion

JOAN WICKERSHAM

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There’s no category known as “the bullying story,” and yet bullying is one of the great subjects of literature.

Globe exclusives

Westfield State University President Evan Dobelle.

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Photo gallery

Globe photos of the week, Sept. 20, 2013
For much of this year, Leiha Macauley had this sign outside her office door.

Shirley Leung

I am woman, hear me pump
Musicians lead a Bar Mitzvah boy toward the Western Wall in “Jerusalem.”

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‘Jerusalem’ shows rare views inside city

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How Boston is wooing Chinese tourists
Brothers Chip and Micheal Flaherty head the Burlington-based company Walden Media.

Brothers try to restore a family habit
Sixty-six names were added to the Garden of Peace memorial on Beacon Hill on Thursday.

Hundreds watch as new names added to Garden of Peace
Charlotte Golar Richie has worked for Mayor Menino and Governor Patrick.

LAWRENCE HARMON

A clumsy effort from Golar Richie

What $17 billion can buy you
Jody Steel is a doodler. And her work, done almost exclusively while listening in class at Emerson College, has included such performers as, from top, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Thom Yorke, and Bryan Cranston.

An artful twist on legwork
“Asa’s Palace” (above) and “The Pariah Way” had been rolled up in Jack Whitten’s studio for 40 years.

Art Review

Unfurling and saluting a legacy

Boston mayoral race

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Campaign signs competed for attention on a fence along Dorchester Avenue on Thursday.

What are the candidates’ signs really saying?

A font choice can suggest decisiveness, warmth, or a new direction. Color selection hints at which candidate might play it safe and who is a rebel.

Sports

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Tom Brady yelled out to Kenbrell Thompkins, left, and Josh Boyce during Wednesday’s practice.

Patriots have been subpar in red zone

Though it’s early, the Patriots find themselves in unfamiliar territory when it comes to their performance inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

Metro

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Police, fire, and emergency personnel responded to an explosion at an apartment building in Hyde Park on Friday.

Man loses hands in Hyde Park explosion

A man was severely injured this morning when chemicals he was mixing at an apartment building exploded, police said.

Columnists

SCOT LEHIGH

Push harder for gun-law changes

Kevin Cullen

New book honors Jewish baseball players
Tommy Kelly has been a positive addition for the Patriots’ defense.

Christopher L. Gasper

No denying Pats’ D has improved

Tech Lab

It’s easier to share files between phones

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The literature of bullying
artha Coakley and Charlie Baker.

Yvonne Abraham

A second act for Charlie Coakley

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston soars, but only for some developers

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Boston needs a chief entrepreneurship officer

JEFF JACOBY

Wellesley faculty back Chinese dissident
At 45 Province in downtown Boston, residents enjoy the use of a rooftop pool; the units offer 85 different layouts.

Shirley Leung

A house hunting trip like no other
Josh Redmond will be sworn in after he graduates from the police academy in November.

Kevin Cullen

A badge of honor
A model wore a wedding dress that featured an antler-like headband holding up the veil, in Paris in July.

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We’re nuts over nuptials

Nation & World

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A day after he was quoted as lamenting the church’s obsession with ‘‘small-minded rules,’’ Pope Francis issued a strong anti-abortion message.

After decrying church’s focus on rules, pope blasts abortion

A day after he was quoted as lamenting the church’s obsession with ‘‘small-minded rules,’’ Pope Francis issued a strong antiabortion message.

Business

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The BlackBerry, pioneered in 1999, was the dominant smartphone for on-the-go business people and other customers before Apple debuted the iPhone in 2007.

BlackBerry to lay off 4,500 workers

The company reported a nearly $1 billion second-quarter loss and plans to lay off 40 percent of its workforce.

Arts

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Stage Review

Erica Spyres and James (Joey) Caverly in SpeakEasy Stage Company’s “Tribes.”

Absorbing ‘Tribes’ speaks volumes about failures to communicate

Actor James Caverly is first-rate in Nina Raine’s play, now receiving its New England premiere.

Movies

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A scene from Benson Lee’s “Battle of the Year.”

A hiphop ‘Battle’ with a ragtag team

It’s one thing for the French to beat us at speed-typing in “Populaire” – but hip-hop?

Globe Insiders

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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Beauty of the bottle
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Jefferson slept here
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Little folk
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Sharks Inc.

Ideas

“If we call something war, the instinct is that the military should really be in charge……But if you say it’s not actually military conflict, it’s not war in any sensible way, then you raise questions about whether the Department of Defense should really be responsible for this.”

Thomas Rid,  on cyberwar