NEW YORK -- Backed into a corner and staring down elimination, the Yankees refused to let their season end quietly, coming out swinging to knock the Red Sox flat and keep their October dream alive.

Austin Wells ripped an eighth-inning single that sent Jazz Chisholm Jr. racing home with the go-ahead run as the defending American League champions stormed past the Red Sox with a 4-3 victory in Wednesday’s Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium, forcing a decisive showdown between the historic rivals on Thursday evening.

Wells connected with a 3-2 Garrett Whitlock changeup, lining the seventh pitch of his at-bat onto the grass in right field, where it landed just fair. Chisholm was running on the pitch from first and charged around the bases at full speed, losing his helmet

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