BRONX, NY — It is apropos that the sixth chapter of the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox's postseason saga is coming to a decisive, winner-take-all Game 3 on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.

The Bronx Bombers answered Boston's initial volley, taking Game 2 late behind Jazz Chisholm's heroics and Austin Wells' eighth-inning, game-winning single. Now, with everything at stake, both clubs are turning to rookie starting pitchers Cam Schlittler and Connelly Early to keep their respective seasons alive.

Just how we all drew it up.

The Red Sox are going with the September call-up and 23-year-old southpaw, Early, who has just four starts and 19.1 major-league innings to his name. His stuff, though, is undeniable. The 2023 fifth-round pick owns a 2.33 ERA and 1.096 WHIP with 29 strikeouts, i

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