It’s official, the Yankees will meet the Red Sox in a three-game Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium. New York finished with an identical record to last year (94-68) and to the Blue Jays, but fell just short of winning the division thanks to the tiebreaker. All the same, New York rides a wave of positive momentum into October, posting the best record in MLB (31-12) since August 11th and winning their final eight games of the season. It’s a dramatic showdown to kick off the Yankees’ postseason odyssey, one that’s impossible to call before a pitch is thrown.

If the Yankees are to advance beyond this round, they will have to flip the script on the season narrative between the two clubs. Boston dominated the season series 9-4, doing most of their damage during a pair of series within the Yanke

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