How to Watch Yankees vs. Red Sox AL Wild Card Game 2 - October 1

Updated Oct. 1, 2025 3:22 p.m. ET

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The AL Wild Card Series continues Wednesday at 6:08 p.m. ET when the New York Yankees host the Boston Red Sox live on ESPN from Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox will look to move on to the ALDS while the Yankees hope to extend the series with a win. Carlos Rodon will start for the Yankees, while the Red Sox have not named their starter.

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Yankees vs. Red Sox Game Information & How to Watch

When: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 6:08 p.m. ET
Where: Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York
TV: Watch on ESPN
Box Score: Fox Sports

Yankees vs. Red Sox Prediction

Score Prediction: Yankees 5, Red Sox 4
Total Prediction: Over 7.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Yankees 54%, Red Sox 46%

Yankees vs. Red Sox Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
9/30/2025	Yankees	-1.5	6.5	-137	+115	3-1 BOS
9/14/2025	Red Sox	-1.5	7.5	-156	+131	6-4 BOS
9/13/2025	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-155	+129	5-3 NYY
9/12/2025	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-116	-103	4-1 NYY
8/24/2025	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-164	+138	7-2 NYY
8/23/2025	Red Sox	-1.5	8	-115	-104	12-1 BOS
8/22/2025	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-199	+164	1-0 BOS
8/21/2025	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-147	+123	6-3 BOS
6/15/2025	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-188	+155	2-0 BOS
6/14/2025	Yankees	-1.5	8.5	-171	+143	4-3 BOS

Yankees Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	8-2
Runs Per Game	4.9
HR	17
ERA	2.00
K/9	9

Yankees Player Insights

Aaron Judge has a team-high batting average of .331, and paces the Yankees in home runs (53) and runs batted in (114).
Judge's home runs place him fourth in MLB, and he ranks fifth in RBI.
Judge takes a hitting streak of six games into this game. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .389 with a double, five home runs, eight walks and 10 RBIs.
Cody Bellinger is batting .272 with 25 doubles, five triples, 29 home runs and 57 walks.
Bellinger ranks 34th in home runs and 17th in RBI in the major leagues.
Bellinger has six games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .250 with seven walks and an RBI.
Trent Grisham has nine doubles, a triple, 34 home runs and 82 walks while hitting .235.
Ben Rice is batting .255 with 28 doubles, four triples, 26 home runs and 50 walks.

Yankees Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Sept. 25	White Sox	W 5-3	Carlos Rodon vs Davis Martin
Sept. 26	Orioles	W 8-4	Will Warren vs Trevor Rogers
Sept. 27	Orioles	W 6-1	Cam Schlittler vs Tomoyuki Sugano
Sept. 28	Orioles	W 3-2	Luis Gil vs Kyle Bradish
Sept. 30	Red Sox	L 3-1	Max Fried vs Garrett Crochet
Oct. 1	Red Sox	-	Carlos Rodon vs Brayan Bello
Oct. 2	Red Sox	-	Cam Schlittler vs TBA

Red Sox Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	7-3
Runs Per Game	4.4
HR	6
ERA	3.07
K/9	9.4

Red Sox Player Insights

Jarren Duran has 41 doubles, 13 triples, 16 home runs and 60 walks while batting .256.
In all of the majors, Duran ranks 127th in home runs and 43rd in RBI.
Trevor Story proven to be a run producer as he paces his team with 25 home runs and 96 runs batted in, with a team-high .263 batting average.
Story is currently 50th in home runs and 19th in RBI in the major leagues.
Alex Bregman is batting .273 with 28 doubles, 18 home runs and 51 walks.
Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .249 with 34 doubles, four triples, 16 home runs and 28 walks.

Red Sox Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
Sept. 25	@ Blue Jays	L 6-1	Brayan Bello vs Louie Varland
Sept. 26	Tigers	W 4-3	Kyle Harrison vs Casey Mize
Sept. 27	Tigers	L 2-1	Connelly Early vs Keider Montero
Sept. 28	Tigers	W 4-3	Jose De Leon vs Chris Paddack
Sept. 30	@ Yankees	W 3-1	Garrett Crochet vs Max Fried
Oct. 1	@ Yankees	-	Brayan Bello vs Carlos Rodon
Oct. 2	@ Yankees	-	TBA vs Cam Schlittler