Yankees 4, Red Sox 0 in Game 3 of the AL Wild Card sprinted on a fourth-inning error-fueled rally, turning a solid rookie start from Connelly Early into a crushing collection of miscues. Cody Bellinger sparked the inning with a bloop, then a string of soft hits and a misplayed ball opened the door for four runs. Boston’s defensive woes—the season’s leader in errors—proved decisive as New York advanced to face Toronto in the ALDS.

Boston, without Roman Anthony’s bat in the lineup due to an oblique, bowed out after an energetic but imperfect 2025 window. Alex Cora lamented the misplays, while the org. pointed to a young core and the best farm system in baseball as signs of a hopeful future. The Yankees move on, a testy indicator of how defense can tilt postseason fates.

Boston erased a 3-0 deficit and walked off Detroit 4-3 as Ceddanne Rafaela tripled off the center-field wall for the winner in the ninth, clinching the Red Sox’s first postseason berth since 2021. Romy Gonzalez sparked the rally with a ninth-inning single, then Rafaela’s wall-jarred triple scored the go-ahead run. Masataka Yoshida added three hits to fuel the offense, while Aroldis Chapman closed the ninth for the win. With two games left, Boston sits two games up on Houston for the final AL wild-card slot, and Detroit’s playoff hopes fade as Connelly Early prepares for Saturday.

Boston clinched a postseason berth as Ceddanne Rafaela ripped a ninth-inning walk-off triple to erase a 3-0 deficit and beat Detroit 4-3. Romy González sparked the late rally with a ninth-inning single, and Masataka Yoshida collected three hits to fuel the comeback.

Masataka Yoshida’s multi-hit night, Aroldis Chapman’s relief win, and Tommy Kahnle’s tough ninth highlighted Boston’s dramatic finish that tightens the AL wild-card race with two games to play. Connelly Early is set to start for Boston next, while Detroit remains alive with help.

The night featured near-miss two-run homers and late-inning drama, underscoring Boston’s propensity for wins at the last at-bat and confirming their return to October play after a 2021 void.