The New York Yankees have forced a decisive Game 3 in the 2025 American League Wild Card Series, defeating the Boston Red Sox 4-3 in Game 2 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. The victory sets up the fourth winner-take-all postseason showdown in the history of the rivalry, with the winner advancing to face AL East champion Toronto Blue Jays in the Division Series.

Catcher Austin Wells struck the decisive blow, lining a two-out single in the bottom of the eighth off reliever Garrett Whitlock. Jazz Chisholm Jr., who had voiced frustration after sitting in Game 1, was running on the pitch from first and scored from 270 feet out, beating the throw from right fielder Nate Eaton with a headfirst slide. The run proved go-ahead, as Yankees closer David Bednar worked a spotless ninth innin

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