The New York Yankees took care of business on Friday night against the Boston Red Sox, guaranteeing that New York will host the Oakland A’s in the Wild Card game on Oct. 3.
It was all Yankees from the start. The Bombers jumped out to an early 8-0 lead with J.A. Happ dominating the Red Sox through the first five innings.
Boston made the game interesting with a Steve Pearce grand slam in the home half of the sixth inning. However, New York tacked on two runs in the seventh on a Luke Voit smash and one more in eighth when Aaron Judge drilled a homer to center.