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Two Boston outfielders and the second baseman failed to catch a high pop-up to center by Cody Bellinger, allowing him to end up with a leadoff double. Amed Rosario plated the game’s first run with a single to left, and Anthony Volpe’s bases-loaded single to right scored another run.
Ben Rice had four hits and five RBIs in the win, which kept the Yankees two games behind AL East-leading Toronto.
One of the highlights of the night from the New York Yankees Wild Card series-clinching 4-0 win over the Boston Red Sox was the play third baseman Ryan McMahon made in the top of the eighth inning. On a pop-up from Jarren Duran, McMahon went into foul territory to track it down, and went tumbling into the Red Sox dugout head-first.
NEW YORK – After their Game 2 victory in the American League wild card series against the Boston Red Sox, Yankees manager Aaron Boone only needed a moment with Game 3 starter Cam Schlittler to realize he had nothing to worry about. The moment would not be too big for the rookie.
NEW YORK – In a battle of lefty aces, Max Fried and Garrett Crochet didn’t disappoint at Yankee Stadium, locked into a tense AL Wild Card Series opener. Lifted after 6.1 scoreless innings, Fried’s one-run lead evaporated in a span of three Red Sox batters against Yankees’ reliever Luke Weaver.
Highlights: Cam Schlittler, the Yankees’ 24-year-old rookie phenom, made his wild-card debut in a winner-take-all Game 3 against the Boston Red Sox. In just his 15th career star
Ryan McMahon of New York Yankees performs amazing catch flipping into the dugout as they beat Boston Red Sox 4-0.
The New York Yankees finished one win shy of repeating as AL East champions despite beating the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Sunday behind a pair of Ben Rice home runs for a season-ending eight-game winning streak.