Garrett Crochet took his outstanding Wild Card Game 1 outing into the eighth inning and put the Boston Red Sox in a prime position to beat the New York Yankees. Alex Cora pulled his ace after he collected two outs and let up his fourth hit of the evening to Anthony Volpe, and in came Aroldis Chapman.
The veteran closer looked frazzled as he entered the game outside of his usual domain, the ninth inning. Volpe got in his head at first base, and Chapman attempted to pick him off one too many times. He was awarded second base on a violation, then Chapman induced a flyout of José Caballero, but he didn't look comfortable doing do.