Yankees sweep Red Sox in Wild Card Series, will face Rays in ALDS

The New York Yankees completed a two-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series with a 9-2 win Wednesday night in New York, the Associated Press reported. [5]

MLB said in posts on X that the Yankees advanced to the AL Division Series, where they will meet the Tampa Bay Rays in a best-of-5 matchup. [3][4] ESPN reported that Game 1 is Saturday at Tropicana Field in Florida. [6]

New York led 2-1 after Willson Contreras homered to end the Red Sox's 26-inning scoreless streak in the postseason, according to the AP. The Yankees then scored six runs in the sixth inning. [5]

The inning began when Spencer Jones reached base on a wild pitch while striking out, after a video review reversed the initial out call. Bellinger capped the inning with a three-run homer off Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock, putting New York ahead 8-1. [5][6]

Yankees starter Max Fried allowed three hits over six innings, struck out six and walked one, the AP reported. Fried and Game 1 starter Cam Schlittler combined to allow one run over 12 1/3 innings in the series. [5][6]

"We enjoyed tonight. We got a lot more work to do," Bellinger said. [5]

Boston manager Chad Tracy said the Red Sox's goal was to win the World Series. "Regardless of all the special things that happened this summer, and there was quite a few, the goal is to win the World Series and that ended for us tonight, so it's frustrating," Tracy said. [5]

Judge, who missed the series with a calf injury, said after the game that he was unsure whether he would play against the Rays. "Saturday's a long ways away," Judge said. [5] According to the AP, Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole is likely to start Game 1. [5]