NEW YORK — Instant reactions as the Red Sox claw their way to a 3-1 victory over the Yankees in the Game 1 of the Wild Card Series behind Garrett Crochet’s gem, Masataka Yoshida’s pinch-hit heroics and Aroldis Chapman holding on for dear life in the ninth:

1) Alex Cora’s platoon-heavy lineup was predicated on the idea that the Red Sox would try to get something out of the part-time players starting against Max Fried, then have a bench full of lefties who might be able to do damage when Fried exited the game. That’s exactly how it worked out in a game-changing seventh, when Boston flipped a 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead.

After Fried’s night ended when he retired Jarren Duran, the Yankees turned to righty Luke Weaver and the Red Sox got to him fast. Ceddanne Rafaela worked an 11-pitch w

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