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The Yankees outscored the Red Sox and Trevor Story, the Padres won while Mason Miller spewed flames, the Dodgers advanced and more from Wednesday's MLB postseason action.
Cam Schlittler has become an instant star for the New York Yankees, delivering a dominant performance against the rival Boston Red Sox in a playoff elimination game. The 24-year-old rookie pitched eight overpowering innings with 12 strikeouts and no walks as New York beat Boston 4-0,
24-year-old rookie phenom Cam Schlittler made his Yankees playoff debut Thursday night in a winner-take-all Game 3 against the Red Sox, in just his 15th ever pro start. Schlittler not only rose to the occasion, but he may have earned himself a big payday.
The Yankees and Cam Schlittler make Wild Card and postseason history, the Cubs take down the Padres, the Tigers survive the Guardians and more from Thursday's MLB postseason action.
Narváez walk-off single in 10th helps Red Sox earn 3rd straight win over Yankees, 2-1 in 10 innings Carlos Narváez hit a walk-off RBI single off the wall in the 10th inning after Aaron Judge hit a tying solo home run in the ninth and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the New York Yankees 2-1 on Friday night.
Twenty-one years, 11 months, and 16 days separate the last time the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in the postseason. Manager Aaron Boone played a
The Yankees could not wake up from such a night terror on Tuesday, though their bullpen was not the only unit responsible for that. After Max Fried carried a shutout into the seventh inning, hanging on to a one-run lead,
New York loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth inning, but All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman worked out of the jam.
Manager Alex Cora came out to relieve Crochet, the men exchanging pats on the jerseys, and summoned closer Chapman with a man on and two outs. Chapman retired Jose Caballero on a fly to right, got an insurance RBI double from Alex Bregman, who was playing in his 100th career playoff game and then worked a scoreless ninth to save it.