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Why this Yankees-Red Sox duel feels more like 1998 than 1978
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Red Sox rap out 20 hits in rout
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Boston Red Sox's J.D. Martinez getting treatment on ankle; Gio Urshela good to go for New York Yankees - ESPN
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Yankees vs Red Sox 2021 American League Wild Card Game Live Streaming Scoreboard, Highlights & Stats
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Red Sox's J.D. Martinez uncertain vs. Yankees in wild-card game
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This Boston Massacre has flipped the script for Red Sox - The Boston Globe
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Red Sox, Yanks bring 2 best records into fight for 1st place
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Yankees, Red Sox wild-card showdown comes with its own cachet
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Yankees fall to the Red Sox 6-2 in the American League wild card game - ABC7 New York