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It Was Supposed to Be Close, But the Red Sox Outclassed the Yankees in the ALDS

NEW YORK — Inside the visiting clubhouse of Yankee Stadium, Brock Holt was having trouble answering a question. Days before, at Fenway Park, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge had walked by Boston’s clubhouse blasting Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York.” Now, the Sox were playing the song in New York’s house for the second, or third, or maybe even fourth time and Holt couldn’t focus.

“Good, good song,” said the utility player who hit for the cycle last night. He lost his train of thought and grinned. “We’ve been waiting to play this one. I can’t even focus right now.