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Yankees Complete Sweep of Red Sox, Advance to ALDS
Fried allowed one run in six innings as New York outscored Boston 18-2 and advanced to the ALDS without using Gerrit Cole or Carlos Rodón.
- On Wednesday, the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-2 to complete a two-game sweep of the American League Wild Card Series, advancing to face the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
- Yankees starting pitcher Max Fried delivered six strong innings allowing one run with six strikeouts, outdueling Boston starter Sonny Gray, who exited after 4⅔ innings and 70 pitches.
- Cody Bellinger hit a three-run home run and Luis Garcia Jr. added a solo shot, powering a six-run sixth inning that broke the game open for New York.
- Red Sox manager Chad Tracy lamented the loss, saying "the goal is to win the World Series and that ended for us tonight," as Boston was eliminated in the first round for the second straight year.
- The Yankees next face the Tampa Bay Rays in the Division Series starting Saturday in St. Petersburg, Fla., with the sweep allowing New York to preserve pitchers Gerrit Cole and Carlos Rodón despite Aaron Judge remaining sidelined.
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No more baseball in Boston this year after Red Sox lose Game 2 and another AL Wild Card Series to the Yankees - The Boston Globe
Chad Tracy pulled starter Sonny Gray after 4⅔ innings, and for a second straight night the bullpen let the Red Sox manager down. The Rays await the Yankees in the ALDS.
·Boston, United States
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Luis García Jr. shook a home run within a three-hit night in his first postseason starting game, Max Fried loved Boston by covering six innings and the New York Yankees beat the Red Sox Wednesday 9-2 to complete the sweep in the American League Wilds series.
·El Segundo, United States
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Total News Sources13
Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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