Celebration prefer it’s 2021, Boston Pink Sox followers.
The Pink Sox secured their spot because the second American League Wild Card staff with a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers in Sport 162.
Because the No. 5 seed within the AL with an 89-73 document, Boston will face the No. 4 seed New York Yankees — the highest AL Wild Card staff — in a best-of-three collection, with each recreation at Yankee Stadium.
Here is a take a look at the Pink Sox’ playoff schedule, with Sport 1 set for Tuesday:
Pink Sox-Yankees Wild Card schedule
- Sport 1 at New York: Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6:08 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Sport 2 at New York: Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 6:08 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Sport 3 at New York: Thursday, Oct. 2 at 6:08 p.m. ET (if crucial)
The Pink Sox are again within the playoffs for the primary time since 2021 — when additionally they confronted the Yankees within the first spherical.
Boston beat New York that 12 months in a one-game, winner-take-all Wild Card matchup at Fenway Park, then dispatched the Tampa Bay Rays in four games within the AL Division Collection. They jumped out to a 2-1 collection lead over the Astros within the American League Championship Collection however misplaced three straight video games to lose the series in six. The Astros outscored the Pink Sox 23-3 over these closing three video games.
Quite a bit has modified in Boston during the last 4 years, as Garrett Whitlock and Tanner Houck (who’s at present on the injured record) are the one holdovers from that 2021 staff on this 2025 squad. The Pink Sox nonetheless have the identical supervisor, nevertheless, as 2021 was Alex Cora’s first 12 months again with the staff after serving a one-year suspension from MLB.
Can the Pink Sox recapture that 2021 magic in 2025? Historical past will likely be on their facet within the Wild Card spherical, as they’ve gained eight of their final 9 postseason video games vs. the Yankees — a run that started with Boston’s magical Sport 4 win within the 2004 ALCS and continued with a four-game collection win over New York within the 2018 ALDS.
If the Sox advance from this best-of-three Wild Card collection, they’d play the Toronto Blue Jays, who gained the AL East and earned the No. 1 seed within the American League with a 94-68 document.
Boston’s ace, Garrett Crochet, will begin Sport 1 on Tuesday, supervisor Alex Cora confirmed Sunday. Brayan Bello and Lucas Giolito will begin Video games 2 and three, though it stays to be seen who will pitch every recreation.
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