Jazz Chisholm raced from first base to score the go-ahead run as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Celtics 4-3 on Wednesday to force a decisive game three in their Major League Baseball playoff series.

The Yankees, who fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers in last year's World Series, were facing elimination after dropping game one of their American League wild card showdown to bitter rivals Boston.

But Chisholm's dash from first, on an eighth-inning single by Austin Wells, means they will host game three at Yankee Stadium on Thursday.

The second day of playoff action saw the Dodgers aiming to complete a sweep of the Cincinnati Reds, while the Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres also staved off elimination in their best-of-three series.

The Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 6-1 and t

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