NEW YORK – Adding to the general October excitement at Yankee Stadium, here come the Boston Red Sox .

Beginning Tuesday, the Yankees will host their ancient rivals in a best-of-three wild card series, with all three games – if necessary – played in the Bronx.

Per MLB’s postseason seedings, the Yankees (94-68) are No. 4 and the Red Sox are No. 5 among the AL’s six postseason qualifiers.

So, the winner of Yankees vs. Red Sox advances to the best-of-five AL Division Series against the AL East champion Toronto Blue Jays .

Boston won the season series against the Yankees, 9-4, but the Yankees took two of three games at Fenway, Sept. 12-14. Expert MLB daily picks: Unique MLB betting insights only at USA TODAY

Here are three things to know about the Red Sox as they arrive in town:

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