Boston Red Sox (87-75, third in the AL East during the regular season) vs. New York Yankees (93-68, second in the AL East during the regular season)
New York; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray (18-5, 2.72 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (5-5, 2.80 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 104 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -138, Red Sox +115; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox take the field in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series. The Yankees lead the series 1-0 and can move on to the ALDS with a victory.
New York has a 46-34 record in home games and a 93-68 record overall. The Yankees are 62-6 in games when they scored at least five runs.
Boston has an 87-75 record overall and a 46-35 record in road games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.54 ERA, which ranks third in MLB play.
The teams meet Wednesday for the 15th time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 8-6.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 24 doubles, four triples and 41 home runs for the Yankees. George Lombard Jr. is 13 for 42 with a double, four home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Wilyer Abreu has 38 doubles, four triples, 24 home runs and 76 RBIs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 7 for 33 with a double, two home runs and four RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 6-4, .241 batting average, 3.68 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .209 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Fernando Cruz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (biceps), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (leg), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Roman Anthony: day-to-day (undisclosed), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eli White: 60-Day IL (foot), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mickey Gasper: 10-Day IL (biceps), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
