NEW YORK – The Yankees will enjoy no breather this October, instead diving straight into postseason action in the American League Wild Card Series , which is set to begin on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium.

Even after closing the regular season with a 3-2 win over the Orioles in Sunday’s Game 162 at Yankee Stadium, the Blue Jays’ victory over the Rays at Rogers Centre kept New York from repeating as American League East champions .

Instead of a first-round bye, the Yankees will send Max Fried to the mound against the Red Sox on Tuesday in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series, to be played in the Bronx.

Ben Rice homered twice in the victory, launching a solo shot in the first inning off Kyle Bradish and a go-ahead blast in the eighth off Rico Garcia. Rice wrapped his first full Major League

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