Yankees host the Red Sox in Game 1 of AL Wild Card Series
Boston Red Sox (87-75, third in the AL East during the regular season) vs. New York Yankees (93-68, second in the AL East during the regular season)
New York; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Payton Tolle (9-6, 3.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 171 strikeouts); Yankees: Cam Schlittler (14-6, 1.95 ERA, 0.92 WHIP, 239 strikeouts)
LINE: Yankees -146, Red Sox +119; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees face the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series.
New York has a 93-68 record overall and a 46-34 record in home games. Yankees pitchers have a collective 3.24 ERA, which leads the AL.
Boston has an 87-75 record overall and a 46-35 record in road games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.54 ERA, which ranks third in the majors.
Tuesday's game is the 14th time these teams square off this season. The Yankees have a 7-6 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ben Rice has 24 doubles, four triples and 41 home runs for the Yankees. George Lombard Jr. is 12 for 42 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
Wilyer Abreu has 24 home runs, 71 walks and 76 RBIs while hitting .248 for the Red Sox. Roman Anthony is 10 for 37 with four doubles, a triple, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .222 batting average, 3.75 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Red Sox: 5-5, .213 batting average, 2.45 ERA, outscored by four runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Fernando Cruz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (biceps), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (calf), Ryan Weathers: 15-Day IL (forearm), Aaron Judge: 10-Day IL (leg), Trent Grisham: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kervin Castro: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Eli White: 60-Day IL (foot), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Mickey Gasper: 10-Day IL (biceps), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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