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The New York Yankees came into Game 1 of their American League Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox with home-field advantage and a desire to make it back to the World Series.

But their hopes were dashed on Tuesday night thanks to Red Sox star Garrett Crochet and clutch hitting from Masataka Yoshida and Alex Bregman. Boston won the game, 3-1, and took an early advantage in the series.

The Yankees applied pressure on the Red Sox in the bottom of the ninth inning. Boston closer Aroldis Chapman attempted to get the four-out save. He did his job in the eighth inning, but in the ninth, Paul Goldschmidt, Aaron Judge and Clay Bellinger got on base.

New York, however, failed to get a runner across the plate with the bases loaded. Chapman struc

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