American League Wild Card Game 1 Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees

American League Wild Card Game 3 Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees
MLB

Boston Red Sox (89-73) vs. New York Yankees (94-68)

Date: Tuesday, September 29
Time: 6:08 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN
Field: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Line: New York -130 / O/U 7.5

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Probable Starting Pitchers

Garrett Crochet (18-5, 2.59 ERA, 255 K) vs. Max Fried (19-5, 2.86 ERA)

Crochet toes the rubber in game one for the Red Sox. He went 18-5 with a 2.59 ERA, a 2.89 FIP, a 1.03 WHIP, and 255 strikeouts in 205.1 innings. This season, against the Yankees, he made four starts, going 3-0. Crochet posted a 3.29 ERA, a 0.91 WHIP, and 39 strikeouts in 27.1 innings. Fried goes for the Yankees. He went 19-5 with a 2.86 ERA, a 3.07 FIP, a 1.10 WHIP, and 189 strikeouts in 195.1 innings. He made three starts against the Red Sox this season, going 1-1. Fried had a 1.96 ERA, a 1.42 WHIP, and 22 strikeouts in 18.1 innings.

2025 Head-to-Head

Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees

6/6: New York won 9-6
6/7: Boston won 10-7
6/8: Boston won 11-7
6/13: Boston won 2-1
6/14: Boston won 4-3
6/15: Boston won 2-0
8/21: Boston won 6-3
8/22: Boston won 1-0
8/23: Boston won 12-1
8/24: New York won 7-2
9/12: New York won 4-1
9/13: New York won 5-3
9/14: Boston won 6-4

Boston won the season series 9-4. Boston outscored New York 66-51

Team Leaders

Boston Red Sox

AVG: Trevor Story – .263
HR: Trevor Story – 25
RBI: Trevor Story – 96
W: Garrett Crochet – 18
ERA: Garrett Crochet – 2.59
K: Garrett Crochet – 255

New York Yankees

AVG: Aaron Judge – .331
HR: Aaron Judge – 53
RBI: Aaron Judge – 114
W: Max Fried – 19
ERA: Max Fried – 2.86
K: Carlos Rodón – 203

Team Stats

AL Rank

Boston Red Sox

AVG: .254 (2)
OPS: .745 (4)
R: 786 (3)
HR: 186 (9)
ERA: 3.70 (3)
K: 1361 (9)
WHIP: 1.29 (10)

New York Yankees

AVG: .251 (5)
OPS: .787 (1)
R: 849 (1)
HR: 274 (1)
ERA: 3.91 (7)
K: 1440 (2)
WHIP: 1.25 (6)

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