What to Know

First pitch for Game 1 of the best-of-three Wild Card Round is set for 6:08 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium.

Game 1 features aces Garrett Crochet (18-5, 2.59 ERA) and Max Fried (19-5, 2.86 ERA) on the mound.

Alex Cora is going with a righty-heavy lineup against the lefty Fried, leaving Wilyer Abreu and Nathaniel Lowe on the bench.

Tune into NBC Sports Boston at 10 p.m. ET for postgame reaction on Boston Sports Tonight .

The Boston Red Sox. The New York Yankees. Yankee Stadium. On the eve of October.

Not much more needs to be said to build the drama, as the Red Sox are set to write a new chapter in their long and storied history with the Yankees.

This one will be unique, as it will be the first-ever meeting of the two rivals in the best-of-three Wild Card Round . Their pre

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