Overview

• New York won the deciding game 4-0 at Yankee Stadium to eliminate Boston and advance to the American League Division Series against the Blue Jays.
• Schlittler, 24, allowed five hits, walked none and struck out 12, setting a Yankees postseason rookie record for strikeouts in a game.
• The Yankees broke through with four runs in the fourth inning, featuring an Amed Rosario RBI single, an Anthony Volpe run-scoring hit and two more on a misplayed grounder off Austin Wells’ bat.
• Boston starter Connelly Early took the loss, charged with all four runs in 3 2/3 innings.
• The series swung after Boston’s 3-1 Game 1 win behind Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman, as New York answered with a 4-3 Game 2 victory keyed by Austin Wells’ late hit and Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s sprint from first.