"The greatest rivalry in North American professional sports is getting another postseason chapter this week in the Bronx, with the New York Yankees hosting the Boston Red Sox in the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series, which begins on Tuesday night. It simply does not get much better than this. October baseball in one of the game's great cathedrals, with two bitter enemies playing in the vacuum that is the first to two wins."
"The 94-win Yankees, who were on the wrong side of the tiebreaker with the Toronto Blue Jays for the AL East title and the No. 1 seed in the junior circuit, hold the top Wild Card seed, which earned them hosting duties. This is the eighth time in nine years they are in the postseason, and they are keen on taking things one step further after falling short in the World Series last year to the Los Angeles Dodgers."
"The Red Sox finished five games behind the Yankees in both the division and the Wild Card standings, though they are buoyed by the confidence of beating their rivals nine out of 13 times this season. Boston has also defeated the Yankees in each of their last three postseason meetings, the most recent coming in the one-game AL Wild Card back in 2021 at Fenway Park."
New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox meet in a best-of-three American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium beginning Tuesday. The Yankees won 94 games, lost an AL East tiebreaker to the Toronto Blue Jays, and secured the top Wild Card seed and home-field advantage. This marks the Yankees' eighth postseason trip in nine years after losing last year's World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees enter on an eight-game winning streak following an easy finish to the schedule. The Red Sox finished five games back, beat New York nine of 13 times, and have won the last three postseason meetings.
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