Major League Baseball: Red Sox Outlast Yankees

Boston — Xander Bogaerts and Kyle Schwarber each homered as the Boston Red Sox took care of the New York Yankees yesterday in the AL Wild Card Game.

Nathan Eovaldi threw 5.1 innings for the Red Sox fanning eight.

Gerrit Cole took the loss surrendering three runs over just two innings.

Boston will now take on Tampa Bay in the ALDS.

The St. Louis Cardinals will play the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Wild Card Game in Los Angeles this evening.