The New York Yankees turned Yankee Stadium into a cauldron of noise and disbelief on Thursday night, storming back to rip the Wild Card Series away from the Boston Red Sox. After dropping Game 1, it looked like the Yankees might be staring down another October disappointment. Instead, they responded with two emphatic wins in the Bronx, proving once again that baseball’s most dramatic rivalries are never over until the final out.

Now, with the champagne barely dry in the clubhouse, the Yankees have just a few hours to solve their next puzzle: who gets the ball to open the American League Division Series against the Toronto Blue Jays?

A rotation riddle for Matt Blake

Pitching coach Matt Blake and manager Aaron Boone are staring at an unenviable choice. Their aces—Max Fried and Carlos Rodó

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