The Yankees dominated Game 1. New York shut out Boston 9-0 to open the AL Wild Card Series, and Cam Schlittler was the story — 6 and a third scoreless innings, just 2 hits and a walk allowed, 10 strikeouts, with manager Aaron Boone calling him flat-out “terrific.”
Ben Rice provided the power, a solo home run in the fifth, and Austin Wells drove in New York’s first run with an RBI single back in the second. And here’s the headline off the field — Aaron Judge did not play. He’s been out since mid-September with a calf strain and was left off the Wild Card roster entirely, meaning he’ll miss the whole series. Giancarlo Stanton takes his spot as the DH instead.
Boston has to win Wednesday just to stay alive, with Sonny Gray facing Max Fried.
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