Garrett Crochet powered the Boston Red Sox to an all-important Game 1 win over the New York Yankees in their 2025 AL Wild Card series clash. But it all went downhill for the Red Sox from there. With the two AL East powerhouses trading punches, it was the Yankees that stood tall in the end, with Cam Schlittler throwing the game of his life on Thursday night in Game 3, blanking the Red Sox across eight innings while striking out 12 batters.

Considering how high the Red Sox's hopes were of mounting a deep postseason run heading into the playoffs, it's very difficult to process that their season is already over with the blink of an eye. Game 1 was also a major source of hope, and there were moments in Game 2 where it looked as though the Red Sox were going to deal with the Yankees problem

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