The Red Sox finished just outside the top 10 in DRS. The left side of the infield was shored up. Center field improved. And still, the majors were led in errors with 116 -- one more than last year. The final run-scoring play of the Red Sox season came on an error as first baseman Nathaniel Lowe botched a grounder off the bat of Ben Rice.

Cam Schlittler has become an instant star for the New York Yankees, delivering a dominant performance against the rival Boston Red Sox in a playoff elimination game.

This classic rivalry comes down to a final showdown when the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees in Game 3 of their AL Wild Card series.

The Yankees’ hopes of toppling the Red Sox and advancing out of the American League Wild Card Series rest on the right arm of a Massachusetts rookie, the son of a suburban Boston police chief.

Ryan McMahon looked up and saw Jarren Duran’s foul popup veering toward the Boston bench. Without hesitation, the New York Yankees third baseman raced over.

Cam Schlittler grew up a Red Sox fan, but the Walpole native ended Boston's season Thursday night with a dominant playoff debut for the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the Wild Card round.The Boston bats had no chance against Schlittler and his four-seam fastball,

The Boston Red Sox's season is over, as their playoff fate was sealed with a wild card series loss to the New York Yankees.

“And on the national stage a star is born.” Schlittler’s 12 strikeouts were the most by a Yankees rookie in franchise history, surpassing Dave Righetti’s 10. The Red Sox put one runner on second base during the game.

Connelly Early is making his postseason debut as the youngest Red Sox pitcher to start a postseason game since Babe Ruth in the 1916 World Series.

The Yankees eliminated the Red Sox in Game 3 of the ALWCS and Aaron Judge claims the team never lost confidence after falling behind Boston.