US EditionRed Sox season ends with 4-0 loss to Yankees in Game 3 of Wild Card round
- The New York Yankees secured a 4-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, clinching the deciding game in their AL Wild Card matchup and advancing to the American League Division Series.
- The Red Sox entered the series without key pitchers Lucas Giolito and Tanner Houck due to injuries, which hindered their postseason performance and contributed to their elimination.
- Yankees rookie Cam Schlittler, a Walpole native and former Red Sox supporter, delivered a historic performance by pitching eight shutout frames with a dozen strikeouts and no walks, setting a new single-game playoff rookie record for the Yankees.
- Schlittler threw 107 pitches, overwhelmed the Red Sox in the first inning with 100-mph fastballs, and held Boston to five singles, while Yankees scored their runs starting in the bottom of the fourth inning.
- The Yankees became the first team in MLB's best-of-three Wild Card format to win the series after losing Game 1, and they will face the Toronto Blue Jays in the AL Division Series beginning Saturday in Toronto.
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The Boston Red Sox season came to an end Thursday night by was of a 4-0 loss to their archrivals, the New York Yankees, in game three of the American League Wild Card series.
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