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.

Everything you need to know about the MLB matchup between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, including how to watch and team news.

The Yankees’ hopes of toppling the Red Sox and advancing out of the American League Wild Card Series rest on the right arm of a Massachusetts rookie, the son of a suburban Boston police chief.

If recent history holds, the Red Sox find themselves in a prime spot entering Tuesday’s Game 2 of the Wild Card Series in the Bronx. Teams who win Game 1 of a Wild Card Series have won all 12 of them since 2022.

Brayan Bello was pulled in the third, with Alex Cora opting to go to the lefties in the bullpen. Garrett Whitlock gave up the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.

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The stage is set for another October showdown in the Bronx, where the Red Sox can punch their ticket into the next round and the Yankees must fight to keep their season alive. After Boston claimed Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series,