The Red Sox are moving on.
Facing the rival Yankees, Boston jumped all over AL Cy Young candidate Gerrit Cole for two homers in the first three innings to take an early 3-0 lead. A stellar outing from Nathan Eovaldi and shutdown performance from the bullpen kept the Yankee bats in check. New York scored solo home runs in the sixth and ninth innings, but it wasn’t enough as the Red Sox won the American League wild-card game 6-2 to move on to the ALDS.
They will face AL East rivals and the top team in the American League, the Rays.
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Xander Bogaerts took a center-cut changeup to dead center for a two-run homer in the bottom of the first that sparked the Red Sox and put the team up early. Two innings later, Kyle Schwarber led off the bottom of the third with a solo homer to right. A single and a walk later chased Cole from the game.
Eovaldi was dialed in from there: He pitched 5.1 innings and allowed just one run off a solo homer from Anthony Rizzo — one of four hits allowed — while striking out eight.
The Red Sox bullpen shut down New York from there. Ryan Brasier, Tanner Houck, Hansel Robles and Garrett Whitlock allowed just one more run, a homer in the top of the ninth off the bat of Joey Gallo, on two hits, no walks and three strikeouts across the final 3.2 innings of work.
The Boston bats kept going, however. Alex Verdugo doubled in the bottom of the sixth to drive in a run and respond to Rizzo’s blast; he later singled in the seventh to drive in two and break open the game at 6-1.
Sporting News tracked live scoring updates and highlights from Yankees vs. Red Sox in the 2021 MLB postseason. Check out the complete results from the American League wild-card game:
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Yankees vs. Red Sox score
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | F |
| Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
Yankees vs. Red Sox live updates, highlights from 2021 AL wild-card game
11:24 p.m.: Torres flies out to right, and the Red Sox will move on to the ALDS to face the Rays.
11:23 p.m.: Gallo lifts a deep fly to right, but Renfroe catches it on the warning track. Torres will bat as the last hope for New York.
11:22 p.m. Yankees scoring play: Stanton finally gets one over the fence. The shorter one. He hits it down the right field line for a solo homer to give the Yankees some late life. Red Sox still lead 6-2.
11:21 p.m.: Judge grounds out to Bogaerts. One away.
11:20 p.m.: The Red Sox are bringing in Garrett Whitlock to try and close out the game.
11:17 p.m. End of Eighth: Dalbec grounds out and the Red Sox will head to the top of the ninth with a chance to end the Yankees’ 2021 season, leading 6-1.
11:16 p.m.: Christian Vazquez goes down swinging. Two away for the Red Sox with Dalbec due up.
11:15 p.m.: Renfroe is called out on strikes for the first out in the bottom of the eighth.
11:10 p.m. End Top Eighth: Rizzo chases a high fastball for strike three. The Red Sox are three outs away from advancing in the playoffs.
11:09 p.m.: Odor lifts a flyout to shallow left-center field. Two outs in the eighth inning.
11:05 p.m.: Gary Sanchez comes in for Higashioka, and he flies out to center on the first pitch he sees.
11:04 p.m.: Hansel Robles is the new pitcher for the Red Sox to start the eighth.
11:03 p.m.: Big Papi is loving the second clutch hit from Verdugo.
11:01 p.m. End of Seventh, Red Sox scoring play: Verdugo lines a base hit over the head of the shortstop to bring home two. He’s thrown out trying to stretch his single into a double, but the damage is done. Red Sox extend lead to 6-1.
10:59 p.m.: Bogaerts walks on three pitches and Verdugo will come up with the bases loaded.
10:56 p.m.: Devers with a loud out No. 2 as he flies out to straightaway center.
10:52 p.m.: Four-pitch walk to Hernandez brings Devers to the plate with two runners on and one out. Boone is going to pull Loaisiga and Chad Green will enter for the Yankees.
10:49 p.m.: One-out walk for Schwarber.
10:45 p.m.: Want a look back at the start from Eovaldi? He finished the game with 5.1 innings, four hits (one homer), one run, no walks and eight punchouts.
10:42 p.m. End Top Seventh: Urshela strikes out on a foul tip and the Yankees have two innings remaining to catch up to the Red Sox.
10:38 p.m.: Houck gets Gardner to chase the high fastball for the punch out. Two away.
10:36 p.m.: Torres flies out to center to start the seventh.
10:34 p.m.: The Red Sox bring in Tanner Houck out of the bullpen to face Torres, Gardner and Urshela to start the top of the seventh.
10:31 p.m. End of Sixth: Loaisiga fans Dalbec on a high fastball to strand runners on first and second and end the inning.
10:27 p.m.: Loaisiga gets Shaw to swing and miss at a 98 mph fastball up and away for the second out.
10:23 p.m.: Renfroe walks on five pitches and the pitching coach is coming out to talk to Loaisiga. The Red Sox will send up Travis Shaw to pinch hit.
10:20 p.m.: Jonathan Loaisiga is the new pitcher in for the Yankees.
10:18 p.m. Red Sox scoring play: Verdugo brings the lead back up to three. He doubles down the right field line and Bogaerts just beats the throw to the plate to add to the Boston advantage. Red Sox extend lead to 4-1.
10:14 p.m.: Bogaerts takes a walk on four pitches.
10:13 p.m.: Devers strikes out swinging for the first out of the bottom of the sixth.
10:07 p.m. End Top Sixth: Gallo pops out to third and the Red Sox dodge a major bullet.
10:03 p.m.: Stanton sends another one off the top of the monster and reaches second this time, but Judge is thrown out trying to score. Two away in the inning.
10:00 p.m.: Brasier has not had much time pitching this season for Boston, but when he has been on the mound, he has been great. In 12 innings of relief work, he owns a 1.50 ERA, though the 4.84 FIP is cause for concern of regression. In 2020, he had a 3.96 ERA in 25 innings of work.
9:59 p.m.: Eovaldi’s night is over. Ryan Brasier is coming in to face Giancarlo Stanton.
9:58 p.m.: Judge beats out an infield single on a grounder to short.
9:56 p.m. Yankees scoring play: Rizzo sends a curveball 408 feet down the right field line to put the Yankees on the board. Red Sox still lead 3-1.
9:56 p.m.: Perfect pitch on the low, inside corner catches Odor looking on a 91 mph splitter.
9:54 p.m.: Boone looking for an offensive spark as he pinch-hits Rougned Odor in for Velazquez.
9:52 p.m. End of Fifth: Hernandez flies out to Judge for the final out of the inning.
9:50 p.m.: Schwarber grounds out to Rizzo, his former Cubs teammate, for the second out.
9:48 p.m.: Torres snags the hard grounder and throws out Arroyo for the first out of the inning.
9:47 p.m.: Luis Severino is the new pitcher in the game for the Red Sox.
9:44 p.m. End Top Fifth: Higashioka swings at a pitch below the zone for strike three and the side is retired. Eovaldi keeps dealing.
9:42 p.m.: Urshela flies out to left on the first pitch he sees. Two away.
9:41 p.m.: Eovaldi picks up another strikeout on a 97 mph fastball that gets Gardner swinging.
9:36 p.m. End of Fourth: Dalbec flies out to right as the Red Sox go down in order for the first time tonight.
9:34 p.m.: Holmes gets another double play as Plawecki bounces into the 4-6-3.
9:32 p.m.: Renfroe leads off the bottom of the fourth with a single against the shift.
9:27 p.m. End Top Fourth: Torres also flies out to center, and Eovaldi is through four scoreless in Boston.
9:25 p.m.: Gallo flies out to center for the second out of the inning.
9:23 p.m.: Eovaldi gets Stanton swinging at a high 99 mph fastball for the first out of the inning.
9:19 p.m. End of Third: Holmes gets exactly what he was hoping for as Verdugo grounds it hard to third for a 5-4-3 double play. Yankees escape the big inning.
9:17 p.m.: Bogaerts is called out on the appeal of a checked swing down to first for the first out of the inning. Huge out No. 1 for Holmes.
9:16 p.m.: For a refresher on the last time Schwarber faced Cole in the postseason, here’s a look back at their time as NL Central foes.
9:13 p.m.: Holmes has been electric for the Yankees out of the pen this year. He has a 3.60 ERA and 3.28 FIP with a 26.7 percent strikeout rate, 9.9 percent walk rate and .205 opponents’ average in 70 innings of work.
9:12 p.m.: That’s the end of the night for Cole. He will leave the third having thrown 50 pitches and retired nobody in the third inning. One former Pirate pitcher will give way to the other as Clay Holmes comes in for the Yankees.
9:11 p.m.: Devers walks for the second time today. Runners on first and second for Bogaerts with nobody out in the third.
9:07 p.m.: Hernandez hits a slow-roller up the line that Cole can’t reach in time. He’s on first with an infield single.
9:06 p.m. Red Sox scoring play: Schwarber strikes Cole again, this time in a different uniform. Schwarber launches one 435 feet to right field for a solo shot to lead off the bottom half of the third. Red Sox extend lead to 3-0.
9:02 p.m. End Top Third: Judge flies out to center for the third out.
9:01 p.m.: Eovaldi finally gets Rizzo to swing and a miss on a 99 mph fastball right down the middle for the second out of the inning.
8:56 p.m.: Andrew Velazquez flies out on the first pitch he sees in the top of the third.
8:53 p.m. End of 2nd: Christian Arroyo chases a 99 mph fastball upstairs and he’s set down for the third out of the inning.
8:51 p.m.: Dalbec is rung up on an 88 mph slider that looks like it sailed just off the corner of the zone, but was called strike three for the second out.
8:48 p.m.: Baseball Savant lists Plawecki’s liner as having an expected batting average of .750 as it came off the bat at 105.1 mph and traveled 379 feet.
8:47 p.m.: Plawecki ropes a double into right-center to put a runner in scoring position for Bobby Dalbec.
8:45 p.m.: Cole picks up his first strikeout as he gets Renfroe to chase out of the zone.
8:40 p.m. End Top 2nd: First-base umpire says Kyle Higashioka went around on strike three, and Eovaldi strands Urshela at first.
8:38 p.m.: Former Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman has some thoughts on what it’s like to face Bogaerts.
Wow. Bogaerts. He’s been raking against me for years. Lol he doesn’t have any holes in that swing. You have to expand way off the plate from pitch one with quality pitches. His bat path allows him to cover any velocity/off-speed in the zone while maximizing on the bad pitches!
— Marcus Stroman (@STR0) October 6, 2021
8:37 p.m.: Gio Urshela hits a dribbler just in front of home plate that neither Eovaldi nor Kevin Plawecki can field in time, and he’s aboard with the Yankees’ second two-out hit.
8:36 p.m.: Eovaldi gets Brett Gardner to chase the 80 mph curveball down for the second out.
8:34 p.m.: Gleyber Torres sends a liner to right, but Hunter Renfroe chases it down for the out.
8:29 p.m. End of 1st: Alex Verdugo pops out to end the inning, but the Red Sox strike first with the homer by Bogaerts.
8:28 p.m. Red Sox scoring play: Bogaerts launches it 427 feet to dead center for a two-run shot that gives the Red Sox the lead. Red Sox take a 2-0 lead.
8:26 p.m.: Rafael Devers takes a high fastball for ball four to put a runner on first for Xander Bogaerts.
8:24 p.m.: Gerrit Cole gets Kike Hernandez to pop out for the second out.
8:22 p.m.: Kyle Schwarber starts the Red Sox half of the inning off with a flyout to center.
8:17 p.m. End Top 1st: Third-base umpire says Joey Gallo went around for the third out of the inning.
8:15 p.m.: Statcast has that ball leaving the bat at 113.8 mph and traveling 345 feet.
8:14 p.m.: Giancarlo Stanton crushes a pitch to left and thought it was gone, but it bounced off the Green Monster and he has to settle for a loud single.
8:13 p.m.: Aaron Judge flies out to right, and it has taken Eovaldi just three pitches to set down the first two Yankees.
8:11 p.m.: Here we go. The 2021 MLB playoffs are underway as Nathan Eovaldi’s first pitch is grounded to first by Anthony Rizzo for the first out of the inning.
8:03 p.m.: Jerry Remy is here to throw out the first pitch to Dennis Eckersley.
7:48 p.m.: First pitch is set to be thrown in 20 minutes. Here are the starting lineups for the two teams.
Yankees vs. Red Sox start time
- First pitch: 8:08 p.m. ET | 5:08 p.m. PT
The Yankees vs. Red Sox game is scheduled to start at 8:08 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
How to watch MLB playoff games
ESPN will roll out its “Sunday Night Baseball” lineup to handle the broadcast of the Yankees vs. Red Sox on Tuesday. Matt Vasgersian will be on the call for play-by-play with Alex Rodriguez set to provide analysis and Buster Olney reporting from the sideline. In addition, there will also be a Statcast edition of the broadcast with Jason Benetti, Eduardo Perez and Mike Petriello on ESPN2.
Those hoping to stream the game can find it on ESPN+, the ESPN app or on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial.
In Canada, all postseason games are available on Sportsnet and SN1.
MLB playoff schedule 2021
National League
Wild card
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
| Wednesday, Oct. 6 | Cardinals @ Dodgers | 8:10 p.m. | TBS |
Division Series
TBS will handle the broadcast for all NLDS games in both series.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
| Friday, Oct. 8 | TBD @ Giants, Game 1 | 9:37 p.m. | TBS |
| Friday, Oct. 8 | Braves @ Brewers, Game 1 | 4:37 p.m. | TBS |
| Saturday, Oct. 9 | TBD @ Giants, Game 2 | 9:07 p.m. | TBS |
| Saturday, Oct. 9 | Braves @ Brewers, Game 2 | 5:07 p.m. | TBS |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Giants @ TBD, Game 3 | TBD | TBS |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Brewers @ Braves, Game 3 | TBD | TBS |
| Tuesday, Oct. 12 | Giants @ TBD, Game 4* | TBD | TBS |
| Tuesday, Oct. 12 | Brewers @ Braves, Game 4* | TBD | TBS |
| Thursday, Oct. 14 | TBD @ Giants, Game 5* | TBD | TBS |
| Thursday, Oct. 14 | Braves @ Brewers, Game 5* | TBD | TBS |
*If necessary
Championship Series
TBS will continue its National League playoff coverage with coverage of every NLCS game.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
| Saturday, Oct. 16 | TBD @ TBD, Game 1 | TBD | TBS |
| Sunday, Oct. 17 | TBD @ TBD, Game 2 | TBD | TBS |
| Tuesday, Oct. 19 | TBD @ TBD, Game 3 | TBD | TBS |
| Wednesday, Oct. 20 | TBD @ TBD, Game 4 | TBD | TBS |
| Thursday, Oct. 21 | TBD @ TBD, Game 5* | TBD | TBS |
| Saturday, Oct. 23 | TBD @ TBD, Game 6* | TBD | TBS |
| Sunday, Oct. 24 | TBD @ TBD, Game 7* | TBD | TBS |
*If necessary
American League
Wild card
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
| Tuesday, Oct. 5 | Yankees @ Red Sox | 8:08 p.m. | ESPN |
Division Series
MLB Network and FS1 will carry all the ALDS games, until potential Game 5s, which would be broadcast exclusively on FS1.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
| Thursday, Oct. 7 | TBD @ Rays, Game 1 | 8:07 p.m. | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Thursday, Oct. 7 | White Sox @ Astros, Game 1 | 4:07 p.m. | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Friday, Oct. 8 | TBD @ Rays, Game 2 | 7:02 p.m. | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Friday, Oct. 8 | White Sox @ Astros, Game 2 | 2:07 p.m. | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Sunday, Oct. 10 | Rays @ TBD, Game 3 | 4:07 p.m. | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Sunday, Oct. 10 | Astros @ White Sox, Game 3 | 8:07 p.m. | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Rays @ TBD, Game 4* | TBD | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Monday, Oct. 11 | Astros @ White Sox, Game 4* | TBD | MLB Network/FS1 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 13 | TBD @ Rays, Game 5* | TBD | FS1 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 13 | White Sox @ Astros, Game 5* | TBD | FS1 |
*If necessary
Championship Series
FOX and FS1 will split coverage of the ALCS.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
| Friday, Oct. 15 | TBD @ TBD, Game 1 | TBD | FOX |
| Saturday, Oct. 16 | TBD @ TBD, Game 2 | TBD | FOX |
| Monday, Oct. 18 | TBD @ TBD, Game 3 | TBD | FOX/FS1 |
| Tuesday, Oct. 19 | TBD @ TBD, Game 4 | TBD | FS1 |
| Wednesday, Oct. 20 | TBD @ TBD, Game 5* | TBD | FS1 |
| Friday, Oct. 22 | TBD @ TBD, Game 6* | TBD | FS1 |
| Saturday, Oct. 23 | TBD @ TBD, Game 7* | TBD | FOX/FS1 |
*If necessary
World Series schedule
Every World Series game will be on FOX.
| Date | Game | Start time | TV channel |
| Tuesday, Oct. 26 | TBD @ TBD, Game 1 | TBD | FOX |
| Wednesday, Oct. 27 | TBD @ TBD, Game 2 | TBD | FOX |
| Friday, Oct. 29 | TBD @ TBD, Game 3 | TBD | FOX |
| Saturday, Oct. 30 | TBD @ TBD, Game 4 | TBD | FOX |
| Sunday, Oct. 31 | TBD @ TBD, Game 5* | TBD | FOX |
| Tuesday, Nov. 2 | TBD @ TBD, Game 6* | TBD | FOX |
| Wednesday, Nov. 3 | TBD @ TBD, Game 7* | TBD | FOX |
*If necessary
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