Yankees Sweep Red Sox, Advance to ALDS Against Rays
Max Fried struck out key hitters and the Yankees scored six runs in the sixth inning to finish the sweep.
- On Wednesday, the New York Yankees completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 9-2 victory in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium, advancing to the American League Division Series beginning Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Boston's Sonny Gray, despite an 18-5 regular-season record and 2.72 ERA, was pulled after just 70 pitches with the Sox trailing 1-0 in the fifth, while Yankees starter Max Fried delivered six strong innings yielding three hits with one walk and six strikeouts.
- The Yankees exploded for six runs in the sixth inning as Red Sox reliever Garrett Crochet failed to record an out, with Cody Bellinger hitting a three-run homer and Luis Garcia Jr. adding a solo shot in the fourth.
- Boston managed only 2 runs on 4 hits without outfielder Roman Anthony, whose reaggravated hand injury forced his removal before Game 2, marking the second consecutive postseason loss to the Yankees.
- Manager Aaron Boone's Yankees reach the American League Division Series for a third consecutive season despite Aaron Judge nursing a strained calf, preparing to face AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays beginning Saturday at Tropicana Field.
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