Heroes and zeros from the Yankees’ 4-3 Game 2 win over the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.
Hero
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Try it freeThe Yankees were in need of a hit — particularly with a runner on base — and Austin Wells delivered. The catcher, whose playing time has taken a dip this season because of Ben Rice’s rise, snuck a single down the right field line for the go-ahead RBI in the eighth.
Zero
Brayan Bello lasted just 2 ¹/₃ innings in which he was hit hard — two runs on four hits and a walk — before Boston manager Alex Cora essentially opted for a bullpen game.
Brayan Bello of the Boston Red Sox reacts on the mound as Ben Rice of the Yankees rounds the bases on his two-run home run during the first inning on Oct. 1, 2025. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Unsung hero
Jazz Chisholm Jr. saved a run with his glove, keeping a single from reaching the outfield grass in the seventh, then scored the go-ahead run by charging around the bases and scoring from first on Wells’ single.
Key stat: 0
Series won by teams that have lost Game 1 of the wild-card round since it came into existence in 2022. Game 1 winners entered this October 12-for-12.
Quote of the night
“I played ‘MLB The Show’ and mercy-ruled someone.”
— Chisholm on how he recovered from a frustrating Game 1
