FINAL: Yankees beat Red Sox 9–2 to sweep AL Wild Card Series

Final: New York defeated Boston 9–2 to complete a two-game sweep of the American League Wild Card Series. Cody Bellinger’s three-run homer capped a six-run sixth inning, and Austin Wells added an RBI single in the seventh. Max Fried earned the win; Sonny Gray took the loss. Caleb Durbin struck out swinging for the final out.

Seventh-inning update: Austin Wells singled home Jazz Chisholm Jr. to extend New York’s lead to 9–2. Nick Sogard had hit a solo homer for Boston in the top of the inning. The scoreboard above carries the latest game state.

Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer off Garrett Whitlock in the sixth inning, stretching the Yankees’ lead over Boston to 8–1. New York scored six times in the inning after Willson Contreras’ solo homer had cut the lead to 2–1 in the top half.

George Lombard Jr. drove in the first run of the rally with a single. Austin Wells added a sacrifice fly and Ryan McMahon a run-scoring groundout before Boston intentionally walked Ben Rice. Bellinger followed with his homer to right-center, scoring Trent Grisham and Rice.

The Yankees won the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series 2–0 and advance to the Division Series. The scoreboard above carries the final score, inning-by-inning results and scoring plays.

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