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Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep

Headline from WHDH Boston, on the newest of 4 developments

NEW YORK (AP) — One year after rallying past the Red Sox to win an AL Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees battered Boston....

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  1. Rookie Payton Tolle will start the AL Wild Card Series opener for the Red Sox

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  2. Red Sox and Yankees, who produce some of baseball's most memorable melodrama, meet in playoffs again

    Headline from WPRI Providence ·

  3. Massachusetts natives Cam Schlittler, Ben Rice come up big for Yankees against Red Sox in ALWC game 1 win

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

  4. Newest

    Fried, Bellinger and García lead Yankees over Red Sox 9-2 for 2-game Wild Card Series sweep

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Payton Tolle will be a main character in this Red Sox-Yankees series. And what a character he is. (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    A year ago, Tolle was just a rookie reliever in the postseason. Now, he'll likely lead Boston's rotation in New York.

  2. amNewYork

    Yankees’ Cam Schlittler has lock-tight case for AL Cy Young honors (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    Expectations for Cam Schlittler were sky-high heading into this season; how could they not be? He was coming off of one of the greatest postseason starts in New York Yankees history: an eight-inning, 12-strikeout game against the Boston Red Sox in last year’s Wild Card Series clincher.

  3. The Boston Globe

    Red Sox to start Payton Tolle in Game 1 vs. Yankees (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Walpole native Cam Schlittler will oppose the Red Sox in Tuesday's opener at Yankee Stadium.

  4. Boston

    Rookie Payton Tolle will start the Wild Card Series opener for the Red Sox (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 for the Yankees.

  5. WHDH Boston

    Rookie Payton Tolle will start the AL Wild Card Series opener for the Red Sox (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Boston Red Sox rookie left-hander Payton Tolle will start Tuesday night’s AL Wild Card Series opener against the New York Yankees...

  6. Portland Press Herald

    Payton Tolle will start Game 1 for Red Sox in series against Yankees (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Sonny Gray and Ranger Suarez will follow Tolle in the AL wild-card series, which starts Tuesday night.

  7. WHDH Boston

    Red Sox standout rookie Payton Tolle to face Cy Young-frontrunner Cam Schlittler in ALWCS game 1 (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    The Red Sox are gearing up for a battle in the Bronx Tuesday – squaring up with their rival New York Yankees in the AL...

  8. Pix11

    The Yankees Postseason: The schedule and how to get there (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    NEW YORK (PIX11) — The MLB Postseason is here and the Yankees will face their biggest rival, the Boston Red Sox, in the American League Wild Card Series. The Bronx Bombers will host the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in a best-of-three series, with Game 1 on Tuesday at 8 p.m. Game 2 will follow [...]

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Hard-throwing Payton Tolle and Cam Schlittler to start Red Sox-Yankees Wild Card Series opener (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Boston Red Sox rookie Payton Tolle will start Tuesday night's AL Wild Card Series opener against the New York Yankees

  10. New York Post

    Cam Schlittler facing Red Sox in playoffs couldn’t be more different this time as he builds Yankees legacy (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    In that decisive Game 3 against Boston, Schlittler tossed eight shutout innings — striking out 12 and walking none — to knock off the Red Sox.

  11. NBC New York

    Yankees and Red Sox meet in Wild Card Series again, for latest chapter in rivalry (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Yankees-Red Sox matchups have produced plenty of melodrama, with video clips of Bucky Dent, Pedro Martínez, Aaron Boone, Curt Schilling and Dave Roberts becoming a staple of videoboards and TV broadcasts.

  12. NBC Boston

    Live updates: Red Sox take on Yankees in Game 1 of Wild Card Series (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    Payton Tolle

  13. NBC Boston

    Red Sox, Yankees play in Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series tonight (opens NBC Boston)

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    NBC Boston's feed description

    Cam Schlittler, Payton Tolle

  14. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Yankees, Red Sox fans guide with matchups, scouting reports, prediction (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    Here is a fans guide to the Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card Series with matchups, scouting reports and a prediction.

  15. The Jewish Voice

    MLB’s playoffs start Tuesday. Here’s what to know about the Wild Card Series (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    The Jewish Voice's feed description

    It won’t take long for Major League Baseball to deliver on some spicy postseason storylines. The Wild Card Series begins Tuesday, featuring four best-of-three matchups that include the Boston Red Sox traveling to face their longtime nemesis, the New York Yankees.

  16. NBC New York

    WATCH LIVE: Yankee Stadium views as Yankees prepare to face Red Sox in AL Wild Card Series (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The day has finally arrived. The New York Yankees will face their longtime rival, the Boston Red Sox, Tuesday night as they open the American League Wild Card Series. Game 1 is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, kicking off the Yankees’ 2026 postseason run and a best-of-three series …

  17. Pix11

    The Yankees in the MLB Wildcard series (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    YANKEE STADIUM (PIX11) -- October is just a few days away, and we are still playing baseball in the Bronx. The championship chase is on as the Yankees face the Red Sox in the first of a best-of-three wild-card matchup. The stakes are high, and we are not sure if team captain Aaron Judge will [...]

  18. New York Post

    Red Sox lefty pitchers — and familiar faces — create big Yankees problems in AL Wild Card (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    So the Yankees had a chance to deliver close to a kill shot to the Red Sox in June, and now they will be fighting for their 2026 lives against Boston as the calendar flips to October.

  19. New York Post

    AL Wild Card matchups: Who has edge between the Yankees and Red Sox (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Let’s see how the teams match up heading into another playoff battle.

  20. New York Post

    AL Wild Card predictions: Yankees vs. Red Sox expert picks from The Post (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Post's baseball experts make their picks for the Yankees-Red Sox best-of-three AL Wild Card series beginning Tuesday.

  21. The Boston Globe

    Wild Card Series Game 1: Red Sox-Yankees preview and lineups (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Ceddanne Rafaela is expected to be in the lineup when the Red Sox open their wild-card series in New York.

  22. Boston

    ‘The way that I work the best’: Payton Tolle explained his unique style ahead of postseason start vs. Yankees (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Tolle will start Game 1 of the Wild Card Series for the Red Sox against the Yankees.

  23. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    Yankees, Red Sox Wild Card Series rosters: Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, Garrett Crochet decisions in (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    NJ.com / Star-Ledger's feed description

    The Yankees and Red Sox play Game 1 of their best-of-three Wild Card Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.

  24. New York Post

    Yankees vs. Red Sox Game 1 prediction: Cam Schlittler to deliver another Wild Card gem (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    For the second straight postseason, the Yankees and Red Sox will battle it out in the Bronx.

  25. WWLP Springfield

    Red Sox face Yankees in American League Wild Card opener (opens WWLP Springfield)

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    WWLP Springfield's feed description

    The Boston Red Sox travel to face the New York Yankees Tuesday night in Game One of the American League Wild Card series.

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