One of the great rivalries in sports is renewed Tuesday night when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of their Best of 3 Wild Card series.

The Red Sox finished the regular season winning two of three in a weekend series against the Tigers to secure the second wild card spot with an overall record of 89-73. The Yankees closed strong winning eight straight to secure the top Wild Card spot.

Garrett Crochet (18-5, 2.59 ERA) gets the nod for Boston in Game 1. He will be opposed by Max Fried (19-5, 2.86 ERA). The Yankees’ hurler faced Boston three times this season compiling a record of 1-1 allowing four earned runs over 18.1 innings with 22 strikeouts. In his first year in Beantown, Crochet was 3-0 with a 3.29 ERA and 39 strikeouts in four appearances against the Yankee

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