The Indians and Braves are gone. The Yankees are still alive, but limping.
It does not look good for the Yanks after the Sox pummeled them and their ace, Luis Severino, in front of a deeply disappointed Bronx crowd. The final score was 16-1, a historic beatdown which was the worst post-season loss in Yankee history.
The Yankees used six pitchers, not all of whom are actually supposed to be pitchers, and the Sox scored on every single one of them.
The Red Sox’s unheralded utility player, Brock Holt, hit for the cycle. In the entire history of MLB, no previous player had ever hit for the cycle in the post-season. He finished it with a homer off the Yankees’ second string catcher.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi handcuffed the Yankees and threw several pitches clocked in triple figures, including three against Aaron Judge in one at bat. Eovaldi has always been able to bring it, but so far has not been able to convert that into much of a career (44-53 4.16 for five different teams).