Yankees Beat Red Sox, Advance to ALDS

The New York Yankees avoided elimination in Game 2 with a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox when Austin Wells ripped an eighth-inning RBI single that scored Jazz Chisholm Jr., whose hustle and headfirst slide beat the throw home to give New York the lead. Trevor Story drove Boston’s offense with three RBIs, including a two-run single and a solo homer, and Carlos Rodón provided six-plus innings before a shutdown bullpen finished scoreless frames. The series, tied 1-1 after Game 2, was decided in a winner-take-all Game 3 at Yankee Stadium. Both clubs started rookies in the finale: Boston sent 23-year-old Connelly Early and New York started right-hander Cam Schlittler. Schlittler dominated in Game 3, striking out 12 over eight shutout innings in a 4-0 Yankees victory that eliminated Boston. The Yankees advance to the ALDS to face the Toronto Blue Jays.