This classic rivalry comes down to a final showdown when the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees in Game 3 of their AL Wild Card series.

In Game 1, Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet dominated the Yankees and Boston got just enough offense, including a two-run single by Masataka Yoshida, to beat the Bombers. In Game 2, Austin Wells delivered the game-winning RBI single in the eighth inning.

The Guardians spent most of September chasing down the Tigers and beat them on the final day of the regular season for the biggest comeback in the standings in MLB history. Fate conspired to pit the two teams against each other in the wild-card series, which naturally went to a winner-take-all Game 3.

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It's the Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series of the 2025 MLB Playoffs. Here's how to watch, including time, TV channel and streaming info.

On the bright side for the Reds, reliever Scott Barlow put down all five batters he faced, including the vaunted top of the Dodgers lineup, and struck out four of them. He's coming out now for Connor Phillips. The Dodgers really do have everything going tonight.

Manager Alex Cora came out to relieve Crochet, the men exchanging pats on the jerseys, and summoned closer Chapman with a man on and two outs. Chapman retired Jose Caballero on a fly to right, got an insurance RBI double from Alex Bregman, who was playing in his 100th career playoff game and then worked a scoreless ninth to save it.

The New York Yankees welcome the Boston Red Sox to Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, sept. 30 to start their best-of-three AL Wild Card series.