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Red Sox vs. Yankees live updates, news, starting pitchers for Game 1: Cam Schlitter, Payton Tolle take the mound to open up wild card

The storied American League rivals open their postseason run tonight with the first game of a wild card series situated in the Bronx. New York enters the matchup having secured home-field advantage by finishing six and a half games ahead of Boston in the divisional standings, though their head-to-head encounters during the regular season resulted in a nearly even split.

On the mound for the opening contest, the hosts turn to their Cy Young favorite, who dominated opposing batters over the course of the year and posted stellar numbers against tonight's opponents. Boston answers with a promising rookie arm who similarly stifled New York across two previous regular season appearances, setting the stage for a high-stakes primetime duel.

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