"The Red Sox' 2025 season came to a disappointing end Thursday night, as Boston fell to the Yankees, 4-0, in a decisive Game 3 of the Wild Card series. In the four years since MLB changed the format of Wild Card series into a best-of-three set-up, the team that won Game 1 had won each of the first 14 series - including two series victories for the Tigers and Cubs on Thursday."
"As rewarding as it was for the Red Sox to finally punch their ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2021, there will be few silver linings worth harping on after a series where self-inflicted miscues and an imbalanced offensive output added up against Boston's top rival. After Alex Cora and the Red Sox put all of their chips on the table to try to end this series in Game 2, Boston had little to offer in a win-or-go-home bout."
"There was plenty of weight on rookie Connelly Early's shoulders Thursday night. The youngest Red Sox pitcher to start a postseason game since Babe Ruth started Game 2 of the 1916 World Series, the 23-year-old Early - who logged all of 19.1 innings of the big leagues in September - was tasked with keeping Boston's season alive in The Bronx. His final stat line wasn't all that pretty: 3.2 innings pitched, 6 hits, 4 runs (3 earned) allowed."
The Red Sox were eliminated from the 2025 postseason after a 4-0 loss to the Yankees in decisive Game 3 of the Wild Card series. Yankee rookie Cam Schlittler pitched eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts, stifling Boston's offense. Boston's Game 1 victory became irrelevant as the Red Sox produced a lifeless, error-prone performance at Yankee Stadium. Rookie Connelly Early started for Boston, throwing 3.2 innings and allowing four runs (three earned) while keeping the team competitive early. Season-long defensive miscues and an imbalanced offense combined to create a season-ending exit.
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