The Bronx sets the stage for another chapter of the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry as Carlos Rodón takes the ball for New York against Boston’s Brayan Bello in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card. The Yankees need a win to stay alive, while the Red Sox can clinch the series and silence Yankee Stadium. With history leaning heavily toward teams that win Game 1 in a best-of-three, Boston knows it can bury its oldest foe and move on, while New York fights to flip the script.

Boston stole the opener with a late surge, stunning the Yankees 3–1. Anthony Volpe’s solo shot gave New York an early edge, but the Red Sox rallied when Masataka Yoshida delivered a clutch, pinch-hit two-run single in the seventh. Alex Bregman doubled home an insurance run in the ninth, and Aroldis Chapman slammed the door despite Yankee

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