It wasn’t easy, but the Yankees fought back to force a winner-take-all Game 3 against the Red Sox. Ben Rice homered on the first postseason pitch he saw in his career and Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Austin Wells combined to score the decisive run in the eighth inning. Cam Schlittler will take the mound for the Bombers tonight against fellow rookie Connelly Early in what is undoubtedly the biggest starts of their careers.

Before that game starts, let’s recap the rest of the action in the other three Wild Card Series.

NL Wild Card Series Game 2

San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 0

(Series tied, 1-1)

After watching an overpowering Nick Pivetta start go south with the Cubs slugging back-to-back home runs in the fifth on Tuesday, Padres manager Mike Schildt wasn’t taking any chances with his start

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