Schlittler, Rice power Yankees past Red Sox in Game 1
NEW YORK (Interstat) — Cam Schlittler struck out 10 over 6 1/3 scoreless innings, Ben Rice homered twice and drove in six runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 9-0 on Tuesday in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series at Yankee Stadium. Rice went 4 for 5, including a grand slam, while Austin Wells added two RBIs. Schlittler allowed two hits and one walk. Payton Tolle took the loss after yielding five hits and one earned run in 4 2/3 innings with four strikeouts. Schlittler improved to 15-7, and Tolle fell to 9-7. The Yankees collected 12 hits, while Boston managed three hits. New York scored in the first, fourth, sixth and seventh innings, breaking open the game late. The Yankees lead the best-of-three series 1-0. Attendance was 48,437, and the game took 3 hours, 1 minute.