It was very worrying for the New York Yankees when they dropped Game 1 of their AL Wild Card series clash against the Boston Red Sox. They were one loss away from seeing their season come to an abrupt end, and at home, losing Game 1 was far from the ideal start. But they could now simply chalk that loss up to facing Garrett Crochet , as they took the next two games of the series, including Game 3 on Friday (a 4-0 win) to punch their ticket to the ALDS to face the Toronto Blue Jays.

Losing Game 1 of the AL Wild Card series was a troubling omen for the Yankees. But they managed to overcome superstition and set a new precedent. As Bob Nightengale of USA Today pointed out , the Yankees became the first team in the AL Wild Card series era (since 2022) to drop the first game of the three-

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