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Ben Rice delivered a standout performance in the Yankees' 9-0 win over the Red Sox in Game 1 of their wild-card series. He hit four hits and six RBIs, including two home runs against left-handed pitchers Payton Tolle and Erik Miller, plus a grand slam off Alec Gamboa. Despite Aaron Judge’s absence due to injury, Rice's strong offensive contributions helped carry the Yankees’ offense through three different left-handed relievers from Boston.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-30,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The articles you've shared highlight the highly anticipated baseball matchup between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in their AL Wild Card series for the MLB playoffs. Here's a summary of key points:
- The series starts Tuesday, September 29th with Game 1 airing live at 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
- It is a best-of-three series, with subsequent games scheduled for Wednesday (Game 2) and Thursday (Game 3 if necessary), all starting at 8:00 p.m. ET.
- This marks the 7th time these teams have met in the playoffs since 1978, highlighting their historic rivalry.
- Cam Schlittler will pitch for the Yankees in Game 1 while Payton Tolle takes the mound for Boston.
- Aaron Judge is not on New York's roster due to a calf injury but Giancarlo Stanton returns from injury.
- The winner of this series advances to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Division Series.
These articles emphasize the excitement and historical significance of Yankees vs Red Sox playoff matchups, using them as opportunities to promote various TV/streaming options and betting deals.
Written for “Yankees Red Sox Wild Card Series” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 23 other(s) covering the same event.
For so much of this season which has seen Aaron Judge sidelined with injuries, Ben Rice was the driving force of the Yankees offense.
asserted
Rice → see → offense
was Rice, hitting second in the order for Game 1 of the wild-card series against the Red Sox — even with left-hander Payton Tolle starting for the Red Sox — and putting up a line even Judge would be envious of.
asserted
Judge → hit → line
Rice homered twice, had four hits and six RBIs as the Yankees pulled away with a 9-0 win.
asserted
Yankees → homer → win
He delivered first against Tolle then against another lefty, Erik Miller, in the fifth, before providing more insurance against a third left-hander Alec Gamboa, with a run-scoring single in the seventh.
asserted
He → deliver → seventh
To cap off his night, Rice hit a grand slam in the eighth.
asserted
Rice → cap → eighth
In a game that lacked offensive firepower early, Rice came through with a one-out double off Tolle, just two batters into the game.
asserted
Rice → lack → game
The 110-mph shot seemingly set the Yankees up for an early lead, but he was stranded at second.
asserted
he → set → second
But he came through again in the fifth.
asserted
he → come → fifth
This time, with the Yankees clinging to a 1-0 lead, Red Sox manager Chad Tracy went to the bullpen with two outs and no one on, removing Tolle — who’d pitched well after a shaky second — for Miller.
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who → cling → Miller
Rice greeted Miller by blasting a solo homer out to dead center.
asserted
Rice → greet → center
The 423-foot shot made it 2-0.
asserted
it → make → ?
Then, with the bases loaded and no one out in the seventh, Rice smoked a 106-mph single to right for a three-run lead.
asserted
Rice → load → lead
On a night when the Yankees got nothing from the rest of the top of the order — Paul Goldschmidt went hitless and Heliot Ramos whiffed twice in the three-spot — Rice’s presence made the difference.
asserted
presence → get → difference
It was a fitting way to open the playoffs for the lefty slugger — who found himself in the AL MVP conversation early in the season, before Judge went down with the fractured rib that cost him more than three months.
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that → open → months
Rice, like most of the rest of the Yankees offense, survived for the first few weeks of Judge’s absence before falling into a slump.
asserted
Rice → survive → slump
Eventually, a nearly five-week funk nearly sunk the Yankee lineup, but he finished the regular season strong, with a 1.023 OPS over his final 28 games and finished with 41 homers.
asserted
he → sink → homers
It’s unclear how far the Yankees will be able to go if Judge isn’t able to return, but any chance rests on the bat of Rice, on Tuesday he was up to the challenge.
uncertain
he → ’ → challenge
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