Phillies at Braves First pitch: 2:00 PM EDTTV: NBC/PeacockProbable pitchers: Cristopher Sánchez, LHP (PHI), Tyler Mahle, RHP (ATL) White Sox at Astros First pitch: 5:00 PM EDTTV: Peacock/NBCSNProbable pitchers: Sean Burke, RHP (CWS), Hunter Brown, RHP (HOU) Red Sox at Yankees First pitch: 8:00 PM EDTTV: NBC/PeacockProbable pitchers: Sonny Gray, RHP (BOS), Max Fried, LHP […]
Injury trouble plagued outfielder Roman Anthony throughout the 2026 season, and now the concern is surfacing during the postseason. Anthony is battling a hand injury and is a candidate to potentially be replaced on the Boston Red Sox’s American League Wild Card roster. However, a decision has yet to be finalized, and there still is […]
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Red Sox DH Roman Anthony removed from Game 1 vs. Yankees after right hand injury flared during checked swings in the sixth inning. Status uncertain for Game 2.
The New York Yankees were in full control of the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their Wild Card series, and they won 9-0. It felt like the Yankees could do no wrong, and it was Cam Schlittler who impressed many with his play on the mound. In Game 1, he allowed only two […]
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The Boston Red Sox' season is all but over after an embarrassing 9-0 loss to the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the Wild Card.
The MLB playoffs have begun with the Wild Card Series getting underway. The New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres were all victorious in Game 1, placing the Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs all in must-win scenarios for Game 2 of their series on Wednesday. […]
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The Boston Red Sox lost Game 1 of their 2026 AL Wild Card Series against the New York Yankees 9-0, and are now one defeat away from elimination. However, the game was not as lopsided as the scoreline suggests despite the Red Sox collecting just three hits and striking out 11 times. While Ben Rice’s […]
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Major League Baseball’s new three-game Wild Card format leaves little room for error. Two bad games can spell the end of a team’s season. With the Yankees and Red Sox set to square off for the second straight year in the first round, the Yankees just released their roster for the series. Here’s the role […]
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The Yankees beat the Red Sox 9-0 in this first...
Michael Kay's radio calls from Yankees vs. Red Sox Game 1 brought back 1990s nostalgia in the best way.
Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Round was another day at the office for New York Yankees ace Cam Schlittler. For the sixth time in a row, including two postseason starts, he limited the Boston Red Sox to one run or fewer. Despite struggling with his pitch count, the AL Cy Young frontrunner […]
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Aaron Boone’s New York Yankees won Game 1 of the 2026 MLB Wild Card Series and will look to close out the series against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.
The New York Yankees managed to come out on top in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium, and they could close out the series if they defeat the Boston Red Sox once again. Aaron Boone and Chad Tracy have their strategies in place for the start of this crucial game.
For the Bronx Bombers , Max Fried will take the mound a...
In case you didn’t know, there were three other games played yesterday besides the one in which the Red Sox offense laid an egg against Cam Schlittler while the team wasted its most electric pitcher. I’m of course talking about the start of the NHL season! I kid, I kid, but in all seriousness, there […]
The Red Sox failed at every level in a 9-0 loss to the New York Yankees.
Max Fried does not have to rescue the Yankees from a loss. They beat Boston 9-0 in Game 1. He […]
Ben Rice waltzed into New York Yankees' and MLB history books with a dominant showing against the Boston Red Sox's best left-handed pitchers.
Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series couldn’t have gone much better for the Yankees. On the mound, Cam Schlittler was excellent, blanking the Red Sox for 6.1 impressive innings. Then, led by Ben Rice, the Yankees’ offense plated nine runs, pulling away from Boston to go up 1-0 in the series. Yesterday wasn’t […]
Ben Rice carried the Yankees and made history while doing it.
Under the current postseason format (introduced in 2022), the winner of Game 1 in the Wild Card round is 15-1 in the series (h/t Jeff Passan of ESPN). The only team to lose the first game and win the series was the Yankees over the Red Sox in 2025. 1. Rice carries NY offense Cam […]
The Phillies, Astros, Red Sox, and Cubs all lost Game 1 of the Wild Card Series. Does anyone have a realistic chance to rally and win two straight?
Nothing could be worse than how the Red Sox just lost to the Yankees.
Let me take you Behind the Blog™ for a moment. The Defector staff is currently assembled in a top-secret location, and a bunch of us were crammed into Lauren's room to watch the end of Red Sox-Yankees. Ben Rice hit a grand slam in the eighth to make it 9-0 New York, his second homer of the game and to nearly the same part of the park. I mustered all of my formidable wit and floated to the assembled bloggers a potential headline: Ben Twice . Everyone groaned at my shit. Pearls before swine. I'l...
The Red Sox are up against the wall. Cam Schlittler, once again, shoved against the Red Sox in game one, throwing 117 pitches in a 6.1-inning shutout before handing it over to the bullpen. Paul Blackburn and John Schreiber shut the door, keeping the Red Sox off the scoreboard to win game one, 9-0. Coming […]
The New York Yankees took a commanding step toward the ALDS with a 9-0 Game 1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the American League Wild Card Series despite the absence of injured captain Aaron Judge. However, what appeared to be a blowout on the scoreboard was actually a tightly contested game through seven […]
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If anyone was curious how the New York Yankees would win in the playoffs without Aaron Judge, the answer for at least one game is to have Cam Schlittler and Ben Rice make MLB history.