The Bronx breathed again on Wednesday night. After a gut-punch loss in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series, the New York Yankees responded with a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 — a tightly contested thriller at Yankee Stadium that had all the drama of October baseball. For manager Aaron Boone , the night was about resilience, execution, and belief.

The rivalry tension of Yankees vs. Red Sox was evident from the first pitch. Ben Rice opened the scoring with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first, setting an aggressive tone. Trevor Story answered with a two-RBI single in the third, and Aaron Judge put the Yankees back on top in the fifth with an RBI single. Story came through again with a solo homer in the sixth, tying the game at 3-3.

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