The Yankees’ backs are officially against the wall, needing a win to survive another day in this best-of-three bout with the Red Sox. Since the inception of the Wild Card Series, 10 of the 12 teams to lose Game 1 have gone on to get swept, and the two that forced a do-or-die Game 3 ended up losing it anyway. If they’re going to buck that trend and make it to the ALDS, the offense is going to have to do a lot more than provide the single run of support they gave Max Fried and company on Tuesday.

Now facing Brayan Bello, Aaron Boone has gone back to the version of his lineup that features the most pound-for-pound damage done all year:

Trent Grisham returns to the leadoff spot with Goldschmidt out of the lineup, having gone 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in Game 1. He’s fared a lot better aga

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