Red Sox vs. Yankees live updates, news, starting pitchers for Game 2: Sonny Gray, Max Fried take the mound Wednesday
The New York Yankees swept the Boston Red Sox in their wild-card series with a decisive 9-2 victory in Game 2. The Yankees will now advance to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series.
Why it matters
The sweep marks a significant shift in the competitive landscape of the AL East, highlighting the Yankees' dominance in the current postseason bracket.
The New York Yankees have advanced to the American League Division Series. Convincingly.For the second straight game, the club made its rivalry with the Boston Red Sox look far from competitive, winning Game 2 of their wild-card series 9-2 to finish off a sweep. The Yankees will face another AL East foe, the Tampa Bay Rays, in the next round.The Yankees did this without Aaron Judge, whose health still looms over the Bronx. Game 1 of the ALDS is scheduled for Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET.Wednesday's wild-card Game 2 started as a duel between starting pitchers Max Fried and Sonny Gray but turned into a rout gradually and then suddenly. First came a Luis García Jr. homer to break a scoreless tie in the fourth inning. Cody Bellinger doubled the New York lead in the fifth with an RBI single, right after the Red Sox opted to pull Gray.
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