"Elimination games don't get much more tense than Yankees-Red Sox Game 2. When Ben Rice homered in the first for a 2-0 New York lead, Trevor Story responded in the top of the third with two RBI of his own. When Aaron Judge got a two-out fly ball to miss Jarren Duran's glove in the fifth, Story again tied the game with a dong just a couple of minutes later."
"Catcher Austin Wells, with his .275 OBP, is not exactly the guy you'd want at the plate in this scenario, but he worked what felt like a marathon at-bat against Whitlock. While everyone watched to see if Chisholm, the Yankees' leading base stealer, would try to swipe second, Wells watched a couple of balls go by, then pulled one foul."
"He took another ball, then made a half-swing for a 3-2 count, which meant that Chisholm would be going on the pitch. The batter fouled back one more, and then got his wood around just barely late enough to connect with a changeup. Wells did not hit the ball hard, but he hit it just right. It kissed the line in right and bounced off the wall in foul territory, completely wrong-footing the outfielder Nate Eaton, who had to change course to retrieve it."
The Yankees and Red Sox played a tense elimination Game 2 featuring early power and late dramatics. Ben Rice homered to give New York a 2-0 lead, and Trevor Story produced two RBI in the third and later tied the game with another long hit. A close play on an Aaron Judge fly ball factored into the game's momentum. In the bottom of the eighth, Austin Wells fought through a marathon at-bat against Garrett Whitlock, then lined a ball that misplayed off the wall. Jazz Chisholm raced from first to score on the miscue, beating the tag with a headfirst slide and extending the Yankees' season.
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