New York Yankees (92-70, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (92-70, second in the AL East), today 7:08 p.m.
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Gerrit Cole (0-0, 3.23 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 243 strikeouts) Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 3.70 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 195 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Red Sox will face the Yankees in the one-game wild-card playoff.
The Red Sox were 49-32 on their home turf in 2021. The Yankees were 46-35 on the road.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 77 extra base hits and is batting .281.
Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 39 home runs and is slugging .536.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .255 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Yankees: 7-3, .238 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs