For the first time in nearly a decade and a half, baseball’s best rivalry is back in October. The Boston Red Sox hosted the New York Yankees for Friday’s Game 1 of the ALDS. The Red Sox got on the board quickly, with a three-run dinger in the first inning from (who else?) J.D. Martinez. With three consecutive hits to open the third inning, they soon stretched their lead to 5-0.
But Boston’s bullpen began to break down, and New York got right back in it. An Aaron Judge home run in the ninth brought them back within one run, but their comeback ended there.