In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Yankees, Wells, beat the rival Boston to win and lose the WCS 1-1

Oct 02, 2025

In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Yankees, Wells, beat the rival Boston to win and lose the WCS 1-1
Yankees Trent Grisham hits a double in the bottom of the seventh inning. ImagesYonhap News



The New York Yankees have revived. I brought the series back to square one.

The Yankees won the second game of the AL Wild Card Series (WCS) against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on the 2nd (Korea time) thanks to Austin Wells' winning hit in the bottom of the 8th inning.

The Yankees, who knelt down 1-3 in the first game the previous day due to the inability of their batters to concentrate, succeeded in avenging the day and balanced the series with a record of 1-1 wins and losses.




Game 3 between the two teams will be held at the same place on the morning of the 3rd.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Yankees, Wells, beat the rival Boston to win and lose the WCS 1-1
Yankees starter Carlos Rodón. AP Yonhap News
The Yankees took the lead with Ben Rice's home run in the bottom of the first inning. When Cody Bellinger got on base with a right-handed hit after two outs, Rice pulled a low cutter in the middle of Boston right-hander Brian Beyo's 87.4-mile first pitch and connected it with a two-run shot that went well over the right fence. It has a firing angle of 21 degrees, a batting speed of 106.6 miles, and a distance of 364 feet.

But the Yankees' lead didn't last long. Boston quickly tied the game 2-2 with Trevor Story's timely hit in the top of the third inning.




Story called in two people when he hit a heavy hit with one out and a bases-loaded chance made by opposing pitcher Carlos Rodon's throwing error after a heavy hit by leadoff Jarran Duran, a walk by Sedane Rafaela and a sacrifice bunt by Nick Sogard.

The Yankees, who had been in a lull, took another point ahead in the fifth inning. After two outs, Trent Grisham walked to get on base and advanced to second base with Boston pitcher Justin Slaten's wild pitch to provide a chance to score. Aaron Judge then pulled Slaten's fifth-pitch 85-mile sweeper with a ball count of 2B2S and connected it with a single falling in front of left field to call Grisham.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Yankees, Wells, beat the rival Boston to win and lose the WCS 1-1
Yankees Austin Wells hits a hit in the bottom of the sixth inning. AFP Yonhap News
However, Boston put the game back to square one when leadoff hitter Storey hit a tying solo shot in the top of the sixth inning. Story hit Rodon's 3rd pitch, a 95.2-mile fastball into the middle of the left-center fence.




Since then, both teams have missed many chances. The Yankees failed to score in the bottom of the sixth inning with two outs and runners on first and second bases, and Boston with two outs in the top of the seventh inning.

However, the Yankees scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning when the 3-3 balance continued.

After two outs, Jazz Chizome Jr. walked and provided an opportunity. Left-handed hitter Austin Wells then pulled Boston right-hander Garrett Whitlock's low 85.2 mile changeup from the full count and hit a drop on the right-wing line, prompting quick first baseman Chizome Jr. to rush home.

The Yankees then continued the bases-loaded chance with Anthony Wolfie's left-handed hit and Ryan McMahon's walk, but Boston's bar?? Pitcher Peyton Tol avoided additional runs by grounding Grisham to second base.

The Yankees then took the mound in the top of the ninth inning, closing David Bedna, and kept the win by allowing no hits and no runs with two strikeouts in one inning.

Yankees starter Carlos Rodon allowed four hits and three runs in six innings, and Boston starter Brian Beyo allowed four hits and two runs in two ⅓ innings, respectively.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.