Yankees’ Max Fried says he could have pitched longer in Game 1 loss to Boston
Yankees starter Max Fried speaks to the media about having more left in the tank when manager Aaron Boon lifted him in Game 1 against the Red Sox.
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NEW YORK — The Boston Red Sox are just nine innings away from stepping over the New York Yankees and onward in the American League playoffs for the third time in eight years.
Once again, they race the task of outlasting a Yankees left-hander, this time Carlos Rodón in Game 2 of their wi-card series at Yankee Stadium.
New York, meanwhile, will aim to stave off elimination in a year in which they won 94 games yet fell just shy of winning the AL East. Instead, the Yankees will aim to make recent playoff history and become the first team to win a best-of-three wild-card series after dropping Game One since the format was instituted in 2022.
Boston can advance to the AL Division Series against East champion Toronto Blue Jays, and will send Brayan Bello to the mound. He’s had the Yankees’ number in the Bronx, with a 1.44 ERA in five starts here.
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The Red Sox won’t go away, tying up the score at 3 when Trevor Story sent a 2-0 slider from Carlos Rodon 381 feet in the left field seats for his second career postseason homer. Alex Bregman walked, but was erased when Romy Gonzalez grounded into an inning-ending double play.
After Anthony Volpe flied out to center and Ryan McMahon grounded out to the pitcher to start the fifth inning, Trent Grisham worked a walk and advanced to second on Justin Slaten’s wild pitch. Reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge then singled to right, scoring Grisham to give New York the lead back 3-2.
Boston starter Brayan Bello was replaced with one out in the third by left-hander Justin Wilson. Bello threw 28 pitches, allowing two earned runs on four hits, walking one, and didn’t strike out a batter. Wilson got the final two outs of the frame, leaving Yankees stranded on 2nd and 3rd.
Boston gets equalizer on Story’s single
Carlos Rodon’s smooth ride through the Boston lineup ended in the third. After needing six pitches to get through the second, Rodon allowed a single to Jarren Duran, walked Ceddanne Rafaela, and his errant throw to first on Nick Sogard’s sacrifice loaded the bases. Rob Refsnyder struck out swinging before Trevor Story’s single plated Boston’s first two runs.
After getting the first two batters with only five pitches, Brayan Bello allowed a single to Cody Bellinger and then served up a 95 mph sinker that didn’t sink to Ben Rice, who put it over the right field porch to give New York the early lead.
Carlos Rodon is dealing early, striking out Rob Refsnyder and Trevor Story swinging before Alex Bregman flied out to left to end the inning. Rodon needed only 15 pitches to get through the first; 11 were strikes.
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First pitch is scheduled for 6:08 p.m. at Yankee Stadium.
NEW YORK – Chisholm is back in the starting lineup and batting sixth for the must-win Game 2 wild card against the Red Sox. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said he saw Chisholm’s reaction after the Game 1 loss when he spoke to reporters.
“Every player is not going to agree with every decision that I make,” Boone said. “I try and help make them understand my thought process and what I am thinking.
“I did that with Jazz. He is a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve. So, it wasn’t necessarily how I handled it, but I don’t need him to put a happy face on. I need him to go out and play his butt off for us tonight. That’s what I expect to happen.”
Trent Grisham (L) CFAaron Judge (R) RFCody Bellinger (L) LFBen Rice (L) 1BGiancarlo Stanton (R) DHJazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2BAustin Wells (L) CAnthony Volpe (R) SSRyan McMahon (L) 3BRob Refsnyder (R) DHTrevor Story (R) SSAlex Bregman (R) 3BRomy Gonzalez (R) 1BCarlos Narváez (R) CNate Eaton (R) RFJarren Duran (L) LFCeddanne Rafaela (R) CFNick Sogard (S) 2B