The New York Yankees take on their arch-rivals the Boston Red Sox in the MLB American League Wild Card action. Both teams won 92 games this season.

The New York Yankees have been playing the better baseball down the stretch and have won nine of their last 12 games. The Yankees offense will need to step up as they have put up just six runs in their last three games. The Yankees will send Gerrit Cole to the mound for the start. This is the type of game that the Yankees spent money on Cole for. During the regular season, he posted a 16-8 record with a 3.23 ERA and 243 strikeouts. In his post-season career, he is 8-4 with a 2.68 ERA and 108 strikeouts.

The Boston Red Sox needed a come-from-behind win on Sunday over the Nationals to secure a Wild Card spot. They were inconsistent down the stretch going 5-5 over their last 10 games. The Red Sox offense hasn't been a problem as they have put up 16 runs in their last three games. The red Sox will turn to Nathan Eovaldi for the start. This season, he has posted an 11-9 record with a 3.75 ERA and 195 strikeouts. In his postseason career, he is 2-1 with a 1.61 ERA and 16 strikeouts. \

The Yankees are 5-1 in their last 6 road games and 9-3 in their last 12 overall. The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 playoff games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Yankees are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Boston and 6-0 in the last 6 meetings. I will be with the Yankees and put my money on cole.. He has has some shaky starts this month but they paid him to get the job done in the postseason and he has proven in the past that he can get the job done.

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