Yankees Host Red Sox in AL Wild Card

The New York Yankees will host the Boston Red Sox in a three-game American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium starting Tuesday, Sept. 30, with the winner advancing to face the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS. New York finished 94-68 and enters the postseason on an eight-game winning streak and the best record in MLB since Aug. 11. Boston (89 wins) clinched the No. 5 seed and its first postseason berth since 2021 after dominating the regular-season series 9-4. The series is expected to be pitched around Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet (18-5, 2.59 ERA, league-leading strikeouts) versus Yankees lefty Max Fried; Crochet has been dominant vs. New York this year. Betting markets favor the Yankees, but the rivalry’s postseason history is tightly contested—24 meetings split 12-12—so the outcome is uncertain.