The Boston Red Sox are back in the playoffs for the first time in four years and will square off with the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card round. The two rivals will duke it out for a chance at more October baseball, with the best-of-three series taking place at Yankee Stadium.
The battle in the Bronx will get underway on Tuesday night at 6:08 p.m., when both teams send their ace to the mound. Game 1 is incredibly important in these short, nearly unpredictable Wild Card series, so we should get a treat when Garrett Crochet takes on Max Fried to kick things off.
The Red Sox had the upper hand over the Yankees in the regular season, when they won nine of the 13 matchups. Boston wasn't intimidated by Yankee Stadium either, going 5-2 at the home of the Evil Empire.
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