In 2010, they advanced out of the ALDS only to lose to the Rangers in the ALCS. In their previous seven seasons claiming a wild card, they have not had a lot of success. They lost to the Red Sox in the ALDS that year. Their most recent appearance in the Wild Card round came in 2018, when they beat the Oakland A’s 7-2 at Yankee Stadium. They have four of the berths from when it was just one team, and now four berths since the expansion to two teams in 2012. The Yankees claimed the first wild card berth in 1995. They have each claimed eight wild card berths, with the Rockies running next with five total appearances since the 1995 introduction of the wild card. This is the first Wild Card game between the two teams that have claimed more wild card berths than anybody else in either league. The previous was an AL East tiebreaker game in 1978 that placed Bucky “Bleeping” Dent forever in the rivalry’s lore. This also marks only the second matchup between these two teams in a one-game playoff. The Red Sox won the 2004 ALCS and the 2018 American League Division Series. The Yankees won the first two in the 19 American League Championship Series. This is the fifth postseason matchup between these two teams. ET at Fenway Park and the winner will advance to face the Tampa Bay Rays in a best-of-five series. The Boston Red Sox will host the New York Yankees on Tuesday in a one-game Wild Card round playoff. The 2021 MLB Playoffs have arrived, and the American League will open with its two most historic franchises.
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