Overview
- The best-of-three Wild Card Series begins Tuesday, Sept. 29, with all scheduled games played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
- New York will start Cam Schlittler in Game 1 and follow with Max Fried and Gerrit Cole, giving the Yankees a frontline rotation advantage.
- Boston manager Chad Tracy confirmed a rotation of Payton Tolle for Game 1, Sonny Gray for Game 2 and Ranger Suárez for a possible Game 3.
- Aaron Judge is day-to-day with a right calf strain after missing the final week of the regular season which leaves the Yankees' offense uncertain.
- Because short series magnify starting pitching and roster health, most analysts favor the Yankees but Boston's rotation and a healthy bullpen could force a decisive Game 3 and the series winner will advance to face the Rays in the AL Division Series.