Yankees destroy Red Sox in wild-card series sweep to set up ALDS date with Rays

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-01 · by Christian Arnold

Quick Summary

The Yankees defeated the Red Sox 9-2 in Game 2 of their wild-card series on Wednesday night, sweeping them to advance to the ALDS against the Rays this weekend. The decisive win included a six-run sixth inning where Cody Bellinger hit a three-run homer among other key RBIs from George Lombard Jr., Austin Wells, and Ryan McMahon. Max Fried pitched well for the Red Sox but was outmatched as the Yankees secured their place in the next round with a strong offensive performance.
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Story summary

In Game 2 of the Yankees-Red Sox wild-card series on Wednesday night, the Yankees defeated the Red Sox 9-2, completing their sweep and advancing to face the Rays in the ALDS. The pivotal moment came when the Red Sox intentionally walked Ben Rice with a runner on second base to pitch to Cody Bellinger. Manager Chad Tracy's strategy backfired as Bellinger hit a three-run home run, extending the Yankees' lead to 8-1 (Boston later scored one run). Knicks player Josh Hart mocked this decision, calling it "dumb as hell" and highlighting how the Yankees used this opportunity to widen their lead. The series ended with the Yankees dominating the Red Sox in both games by a combined score of 18-2, setting up an ALDS matchup starting on Saturday against Tampa Bay at Tropicana Field.

Written for “Yankees Sweep Red Sox” on 2026-10-05, grounded in this article and the 10 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Yankees Sweep Red Sox
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Bombers Game 2 Rays Yankees the Red Sox

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Yankees ORG · 4× Rays ORG · 2× Bellinger PERSON · 1× Bombers ORG · 1× Cody Bellinger PERSON · 1× Greg Joyce PERSON · 1× Luis Garcia Jr. PERSON · 1× Post Sports+ ORG · 1× Tampa GPE · 1× the Red Sox ORG · 1×

Narrative

The Bombers toppled the Red Sox 9-2 in Game 2 on Wednesday night to complete the sweep of their American League East rival in the wild-card series, setting up a date with the Rays in Tampa in the ALDS this weekend.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
2026-10-01 · New York Post
Yankees destroy Red Sox in wild-card series sweep to set up ALDS date with Rays · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Yankees are headed back to the second round of the postseason for the second straight year. asserted
Yankees → head → year
The Bombers toppled the Red Sox 9-2 in Game 2 on Wednesday night to complete the sweep of their American League East rival in the wild-card series, setting up a date with the Rays in Tampa in the ALDS this weekend. asserted
Bombers → topple → ALDS
Try it freeA six-run sixth inning helped solidify the victory after the Yankees had grabbed a 2-0 lead with runs in the bottom of the fourth (Luis Garcia Jr. solo homer) and fifth (Cody Bellinger RBI single). asserted
Yankees → try → fourth
In the sixth, Bellinger hit a three-run home run to highlight the sixth inning, while George Lombard Jr., Austin Wells and Ryan McMahon each drove in runs. asserted
Jr. → hit → runs
Max Fried pitched six innings, allowing just one run on three hits and striking out six batters. asserted
Fried → pitch → batters
David Bednar shut the door in the ninth to close it out. asserted
Bednar → shut → it
Game 1 of the division series with the Rays begins on Saturday with first pitch slated for 6:30 p.m. asserted
pitch → begin → p.m.
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