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BATTING LEADOFF

In Red Sox circles, they call him “the Beast,” and Tuesday night in the Bronx, Garrett Crochet looked every bit the part.

Not just against the Yankees, though he was electric in rendering New York’s bats helpless across 7⅔ dominant innings. When Crochet finally relinquished the baseball, his 6-foot-6-inch frame towered over the manager who came to get it.

But if Alex Cora looked small in that moment, he sure stood tall in this Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series, pulling all the right managerial moves in the Red Sox’ 3-1 win, outdueling (again) his New York counterpart, Aaron Boone.

Read Tara Sullivan's full story at Globe.com/Sports.

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UNLIKELY HERO: Second baseman Nick Sogard seemed an unlikely candidate to deliver a game-changing impact in Game 1 of a postseason series, but the Sox went with Sogard on in the lineup Tuesday, and were thoroughly rewarded in a 3-1 victory. Alex Speier has more on Sogard's performance.

INSTANT CLASSIC: One of the great postseason baseball games of recent times didn’t end until closer Aroldis Chapman reared back with the bases loaded and two out, and fanned Trent Grisham on a 101-mile-per-hour fastball to preserve a 3-1 victory. Dan Shaughnessy has more from a wild night.

TURNING POINT: Masataka Yoshida had been waiting three seasons for a big moment he could call his own as a member of the Red Sox. Peter Abraham looks at how the veteran delivered in Game 1.

ABOUT LAST NIGHT: It was poetic that Crochet pitched opposite Yankees lefthander Max Fried, given their connected career moves. Tim Healey has the game story.

Here's the box score.

HOW IT HAPPENED: The Globe provided live updates throughout the night. Here's how Game 1 unfolded.

GIOLITO OUT: Lucas Giolito, already out this week, will likely miss the playoffs altogether, no matter how deep the Red Sox go. Tim Healy has more in the notebook.

A GOOD OMEN?: In the three years since the best-of-three Wild Card Series format was introduced for the 2022 season, the team that won Game 1 has won each of the 12 series — with 10 of those being sweeps. Alex Speier looks at the momentum swing brought on by the seventh-inning rally.

ABOUT TONIGHT: Brayan Bello will be on the mound as the Sox go for the sweep. Here is a preview.

POSTSEASON ROUNDUP: Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández hit two home runs apiece, Blake Snell struck out nine over seven strong innings, and the Dodgers beat the Reds, 10-5, in their NL Wild Card Series opener. ... Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly hit back-to-back homers, helping the Cubs beat the Padres, 3-1. ... Tarik Skubal tied Detroit’s postseason record with 14 strikeouts and the Tigers beat the Guardians, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon in Game 1 of the ALWCS.

See more of our Red Sox coverage here.

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