NEW YORK – Get ready for a winner-take-all Game 3 in the Bronx.
Austin Wells’ two-out, go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning propelled the Yankees to a 4-3 victory in a must-win AL Wild Card Series Game 2 against the Boston Red Sox .
This tense, best-of-three series between baseball’s oldest rivals goes to a decisive Game 3 on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium, with a pair of rookies ready to start.
Cam Schlittler will get the ball for the Yanks, with lefty Connelly Early due to start for Boston.
Here's our analysis from throughout Game 2:
Austin Wells comes through, Yankees take 4-3 lead
And it's bedlam here as Austin Wells outlasts Red Sox reliever Garrett Whitlock in a tough, seven-pitch at-bat, lashing a 3-2 sinker for a single to right.
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