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Cody Bellinger drives in 4 as Yankees cap one-sided sweep of Red Sox
Max Fried struck out key hitters and the Yankees scored six runs in the sixth inning to finish the sweep.
- On Wednesday, the New York Yankees completed a sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 9-2 victory in Game 2 of the Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium, advancing to the American League Division Series beginning Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Boston's Sonny Gray, despite an 18-5 regular-season record and 2.72 ERA, was pulled after just 70 pitches with the Sox trailing 1-0 in the fifth, while Yankees starter Max Fried delivered six strong innings yielding three hits with one walk and six strikeouts.
- The Yankees exploded for six runs in the sixth inning as Red Sox reliever Garrett Crochet failed to record an out, with Cody Bellinger hitting a three-run homer and Luis Garcia Jr. adding a solo shot in the fourth.
- Boston managed only 2 runs on 4 hits without outfielder Roman Anthony, whose reaggravated hand injury forced his removal before Game 2, marking the second consecutive postseason loss to the Yankees.
- Manager Aaron Boone's Yankees reach the American League Division Series for a third consecutive season despite Aaron Judge nursing a strained calf, preparing to face AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays beginning Saturday at Tropicana Field.
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Red Sox vs. Yankees final score, results: Cody Bellinger, Max Fried star as New York advances to ALDS
Two dominant wins over their rival later, the Yankees are moving on. Here's how New York slugged its way to a Game 2 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday night, advancing to the ALDS.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Luis García Jr. shook a home run within a three-hit night in his first postseason starting game, Max Fried loved Boston by covering six innings and the New York Yankees...
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