5–3 already ran. 31–24 already ran. This is Wednesday’s unused Bronx box.
AP / ESPN, Jorge Castillo, Tuesday 11:42 p.m. ET: Cam Schlittler threw 6⅓ scoreless innings and Ben Rice went 4-for-5 with two home runs — including an eighth-inning grand slam — and six RBIs as the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9–0 in Game 1 of an AL Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium. New York leads the series 1–0. That is the finished box. We will not invent Game 2.
Same ESPN file: Schlittler, 25, 10 strikeouts, two hits, one walk, 117 pitches — most by a Yankee in a postseason game since CC Sabathia in 2012. Regular-season line already on this desk: 1.95 ERA, 239 strikeouts in 193⅔. Rice, 27, 41 regular-season homers; Tuesday he became the sixth player in major-league history and the first Yankee with at least four hits and six RBIs in a postseason game. Aaron Judge is out with a calf injury. George Lombard Jr. went 3-for-4 in his postseason debut. Austin Wells had an RBI single in the second. Rice’s first homer was a solo shot in the fifth off Erik Miller after Payton Tolle left at 83 pitches. The slam was off Brayan Bello. Tuesday evening already filed Braves 5–3 and said Houston was 5–2 in progress and the Bronx had not started. We will not reprint 5–3 as first-day news.
CBS Sports recaps, Tuesday night: White Sox 6–3 Astros, Chicago leads 1–0. Padres 8–0 Cubs, San Diego leads 1–0. Those boxes sit on the Daily Post. This file is 9–0.
What this means for you
If you needed last night’s unused Atlanta box, it still stands 5–3. If you needed this morning’s unused baseball, it is 9–0 in the Bronx. If you needed Game 2, wait.
Bottom line: Yankees 9–0. Rice six RBIs. Series 1–0. Not 5–3. Not Game 2.
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