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New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, American League Wild Card Game

MLBAmerican League Wild Card Game
Yankees
92-70
2-6
Final
Red Sox
92-70
Fenway Park
TV: Sportsnet
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BOS20100120X6

Who won: Red Sox 6-2

The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 6-2 in American League Wild Card Game on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox outscored the Yankees 2-0 in the 1st inning. Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-2 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. Giancarlo Stanton went 3-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Yankees.

Player of the game

Xander Bogaerts

BOS · 1-2, HR, 2 RBI, 2 BB

8.1

Win probability

100%BOS final
NYYBOS

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Play by play

  1. Top 9thGleyber Torres

    Flied out to right

    Torres flied out to right.

    G. Torres · 0-4

  2. Top 9thJoey Gallo

    Flied out to right

    Gallo flied out to right.

    J. Gallo · 0-4

  3. HOME RUNTop 9th
    Giancarlo Stanton

    Solo homer! 344 ft to right

    G. Stanton · 3-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

    Stanton homered to right (344 feet).

    NYY 2 - 6 BOS
  4. Top 9thAaron Judge

    Grounded out to shortstop

    Judge grounded out to shortstop.

    A. Judge · 1-4

  5. Top 9thGarrett Whitlock

    Whitlock relieved Robles

  6. Top of the 9th inning
  7. Bot 8thBobby Dalbec

    Grounded out to third

    Dalbec grounded out to third.

    B. Dalbec · 0-4

  8. Bot 8thChristian Vazquez

    Vázquez struck out swinging

    Vázquez struck out swinging.

    C. Vazquez · 0-1

  9. Bot 8thHunter Renfroe

    Struck out looking

    Renfroe struck out looking.

    H. Renfroe · 1-3

  10. Bot 8thNYY

    Sánchez catching

    Sánchez catching.

  11. Bottom of the 8th inning
  12. Top 8thAnthony Rizzo

    Struck out swinging

    Rizzo struck out swinging.

    A. Rizzo · 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  13. Top 8thRougned Odor

    Flied out to left

    Odor flied out to left.

    R. Odor · 0-2

  14. Top 8thGary Sanchez

    Sánchez lined out to center

    Sánchez lined out to center.

    G. Sanchez · 0-1

  15. Top 8thHansel Robles

    Robles relieved Houck

  16. Top 8thNYY

    Sánchez hit for Higashioka

  17. Top of the 8th inning
  18. RUN SCORESBot 7th
    Alex Verdugo

    Singled to center, 2 runs score

    A. Verdugo · 2-4, 3 RBI

    Verdugo singled to center, Hernández scored and Schwarber scored, Verdugo out stretching at second, Bogaerts to third.

    NYY 1 - 6 BOS
  19. Bot 7thXander Bogaerts

    Walked

    Bogaerts walked, Hernández to second, Schwarber to third.

    X. Bogaerts · 1-2, 1 HR, 2 RBI

  20. Bot 7thRafael Devers

    Lined out to center

    Devers lined out to center.

    R. Devers · 0-2

  21. Bot 7thChad Green

    Green relieved Loaisiga

  22. Bot 7thEnrique Hernandez

    Hernández walked

    Hernández walked, Schwarber to second.

    E. Hernández · 1-3

  23. Bot 7thKyle Schwarber

    Walked

    Schwarber walked.

    K. Schwarber · 1-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI

  24. Bot 7thChristian Arroyo

    Grounded out to third

    Arroyo grounded out to third.

    C. Arroyo · 0-3

  25. Bottom of the 7th inning