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New York, which has won 18/23, now owns one of two AL-wild cards in a tight three-way race.
Yankees pitcher Andrew Heaney will rewind during the first set. (AP Photo / Adam Hunger) Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) Andrew Heaney made seven even innings, Anthony Rizzo hit a two-story single returning from COVID-19, and the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night with the best match of the 5-2 season. sixth consecutive victory.
Substitute shortstop Andrew Velazquez, born in the nearby Bronx, delivered a pair of RBI singles from beating sequence No. 9 and combined with Rizzo for a great defensive play in the dramatic final.
The Yankees closer to Aroldis Chapman, who was just activated on the injured list, led Aaron Boone by two differences and two by ninth. Lucas Luetge retired Kevin Plaweck after his third major league rescue and his first after his 2012 income season in Seattle.
Luetge became the sixth different New York reliever, earning savings in the last eight days as the Yankees finished a three-match game from their longtime rivals, throwing them into the playoffs before struggling Boston.
New York, which has won 18/23, now owns one of two AL-wild cards in a tight three-way race that includes the Red Sox and Oakland Athletics.
Xander Bogaerts and Hunter Renfroe earned for Boston, which has dropped 14/20. Nick Pivetta (9-6) was chased in the second round of four rounds, and the Yankees improved in the 6-10 series of the season after losing the first seven sets. matches.
The teams will meet again, 24-26. September in Boston.
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