Overview
- Boston won 3-1 after Masataka Yoshida delivered a go-ahead pinch-hit two-run single in the seventh and Alex Bregman added a ninth-inning RBI double.
- Garrett Crochet struck out 11 over 7 2/3 innings in his first postseason start, and Aroldis Chapman ended a bases-loaded threat by striking out Trent Grisham.
- Game 2 pits Carlos Rodón against Brayan Bello at Yankee Stadium with the national broadcast on ESPN.
- Since MLB adopted the best-of-three Wild Card format, Game 1 winners have advanced in 18 of 20 series, heightening the pressure on New York.
- The winner moves on to face the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS, with Boston having gone 9-4 against New York during the regular season.