NEW YORK — Nick Sogard was batting .188 for Triple-A Worcester on May 9.

On the final day of September, he helped the Red Sox win 3-1 over the Yankees in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium.

“It’s been a bizarre year for me,” Sogard admitted.

Sogard’s hustling double in the seventh inning helped turn Boston’s 1-0 deficit into a 2-1 lead.

“Sogie was frickin’ amazing,” manager Alex Cora said.

Ceddanne Rafaela drew an 11-pitch walk against Yankees right-handed reliever Luke Weaver with one out in the seventh. Sogard then connected on a changeup from Weaver and sent it to right field for what first looked like a single.

But the utility man took off for second with right fielder Aaron Judge fielding the ball slowly and extended his hit into a double. Rafaela advanced to t

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