# Yankees Sweep Red Sox for ALDS Ticket

> Yankees crush Red Sox 9-2 to punch ticket to ALDS.
- Title: Yankees Sweep Red Sox for ALDS Ticket · Mlb | Shortify
- Summary: Yankees crush Red Sox 9-2 to punch ticket to ALDS. Yankees defeat Red Sox 9-2 in Wild Card Series sweep to advance to AL Division Series against Rays.
- Keywords: yankees, red sox, al wild card series, al division series, rays, gerrit cole, carlos rodón, cody bellinger, luis garcía jr, max fried, aaron boone, chad tracy
- Source: Mlb — https://mlb.com/news/yankees-win-al-wild-card-series-2026
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- Topics: yankees, red sox, al wild card series, al division series, rays, gerrit cole, carlos rodón, cody bellinger, luis garcía jr, max fried, aaron boone, chad tracy
## Yankees Sweep Red Sox
Yankees defeat Red Sox 9-2 in Wild Card Series sweep to advance to AL Division Series against Rays.
## Luis García Jr. Hits Early Homer
Luis García Jr. hit an early homer and Cody Bellinger delivered a three-run dagger late as Yankees trounced Red Sox 9-2.
## Max Fried Celebrates Playoff Win
Left-hander Max Fried said celebrating playoff series wins doesn’t get old and is what they practice for in February.
## Yankees Target Rays in ALDS
Yankees plan to face Rays in AL Division Series with Game 1 scheduled for Saturday at Tropicana Field.
## García’s Historic Performance
García, who hit 30 home runs during regular season, provided early power after being acquired from Nationals in August.
## Bellinger’s Game-Ending Hit
Bellinger slugged a Garrett Whitlock changeup into the seats to cap Yankees’ six-run sixth inning rally.
## Red Sox Struggle in Postseason
Red Sox went 26 innings without scoring postseason runs before Contreras’ sixth-inning homer.
## Yankees Confident for ALDS
Yankees believe their offensive firepower will dominate World Series after sweeping Red Sox.
## Key takeaway

Yankees defeat Red Sox 9-2 in Wild Card Series sweep to advance to AL Division Series against Rays.