There have been 16 Wild Card series under the current MLB postseason format, which began in 2022. In 15 of those, the team that won the first game also won the series.

On Thursday night, the Boston Red Sox became the first team to lose in the Wild Card round after going up 1-0, getting eliminated from the playoffs after losing back-to-back games to the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

The Red Sox were in good shape after winning the series opener 3-1 on Tuesday. After only using Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman in Game 1, their bullpen was almost fully rested for Game 2.

Boston was unable to capitalize, however, dropping the second game 4-3 despite Alex Cora nearly emptying his bullpen . The Red Sox made several crucial mistakes on the bases, in the field and at the plate, f

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