Boston faces elimination at Yankee Stadium. New York leads the American League Wild Card Series 1-0 after a 9-0 win Tuesday.
First pitch is 8 p.m. ET. The game is on NBC and streams on Peacock. Fubo also carries it with a free trial for new subscribers. Spanish coverage is on Universo with Univision Radio providing Spanish audio. Radio is WFAN 660 and 101.9 FM in New York with Spanish on WADO 1280, WEEI 93.7 in Boston, and ESPN Radio nationally.
Sonny Gray starts for Boston. He led the majors with 18 wins and posted a 2.72 ERA over 29 starts. Max Fried starts for New York at 5-5 with a 2.80 ERA and a 0.994 WHIP in 20 starts.
Boston lineup: Jahmai Jones DH, Adley Rutschman C, Willson Contreras 1B, Wilyer Abreu RF, Ceddanne Rafaela CF, Caleb Durbin 3B, Nick Sogard 2B, Trevor Story SS, Nate Eaton LF.
New York lineup: Ben Rice DH, Cody Bellinger LF, Luis Garcia Jr. 1B, Spencer Jones RF, George Lombard Jr. SS, Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B, Trent Grisham CF, Austin Wells C, Ryan McMahon 3B.
Roman Anthony is out for the rest of the series. Imaging in Boston revealed new muscle strains in his wrist on top of a hand injury that bothered him all season. Curtis Mead, the Australian infielder, replaces him on the roster.
New York won the opener 9-0. Cam Schlittler allowed two hits and struck out 10 over 6 1/3 scoreless innings. Ben Rice went 4-for-5 with two home runs and six RBIs, including a grand slam in a five-run eighth. Austin Wells drove in the first run.
Boston managed three hits and batted once with a runner in scoring position. Payton Tolle took the loss.
The Red Sox scored 71 runs in September, fewest in the majors.
If New York wins, it opens the Division Series at Tampa Bay on Saturday. If Boston wins, Game 3 is Thursday at Yankee Stadium.
In earlier games Wednesday, Philadelphia beat Atlanta 4-3 in 10 innings to force a Game 3, ending on the first walk-off ABS challenge in postseason history. Chicago leads Houston 7-3 with two outs in the ninth and is on the verge of the Division Series. The White Sox lead the American League Wild Card Series 1-0 and advance with a win.
Chicago scored four in the first. Kyle Teel and Tristan Peters drove in runs and Andrew Benintendi singled home two more on a ball Lucas Spence misplayed in center. Hunter Brown was pulled with two outs in the first after allowing five hits and three earned runs on 36 pitches.
Houston answered with solo home runs from Jeremy Pena, Cam Smith and Jose Altuve. Chase Meidroth hit a three-run homer in the sixth to put it away.
