Overview

• Cam Schlittler struck out 12 with no walks over eight shutout innings, setting a Yankees rookie postseason record and, per reports, becoming the first MLB pitcher to log at least eight scoreless with 12 strikeouts and zero walks in a playoff game.
• The Yankees broke Game 3 open with a four-run fourth inning featuring RBI singles by Amed Rosario and Anthony Volpe and two runs on a Nathaniel Lowe error that ended Connelly Early’s night.
• Boston’s miscues across the series — including Nate Eaton’s hesitation on a Game 2 baserunning chance and defensive lapses — compounded tight margins in the best-of-three.
• Ryan McMahon’s somersaulting catch into the Red Sox dugout preserved Schlittler’s eighth, and David Bednar closed the 4-0 win in the ninth.
• With the 2-1 series win, New York will face the Blue Jays in Toronto starting Saturday, and Boston departs as the first team in this four-year Wild Card format to win Game 1 and lose the series.