The Boston Red Sox clinched the No. 5 seed in the American League playoffs Friday with a victory over the Chicago Cubs in a doubleheader opener. Connor Wong hit a tie-breaking double in the seventh inning as the Red Sox rallied from a three-run deficit to win 4-3, per the Associated Press.
The AL East rivals will meet in the Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium, with the series beginning Tuesday, according to reporting on the matchup. The Yankees secured the No. 4 seed. One outlet noted this marks a rematch of their 2025 Wild Card Series, with New York finishing the regular season at least four games ahead of Boston in the standings.
The series will air on NBC and stream on Peacock, per Yahoo Sports.