RED SOX POSTCAST: Sox Season Ends with Shutout Loss in Game 3 in the Bronx

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Locked On Podcast Network, Gabrielle Hurlbut

October 3, 202522 min
Baseball

RED SOX POSTCAST: Sox Season Ends with Shutout Loss in Game 3 in the Bronx

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Episode Notes

The Red Sox (89-73) were shutout 4-0 by the Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Wild Card Series Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. The Sox won Game 1, but the Yankees evened up the series at 1-1 with their win in Game 2 Wednesday night and advanced to the ALDS against the Blue Jays with the win in Game 3.     

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Rookie on the Hill: Rookie Connelly Early showed great poise over the 1st 3 Innings on the mound, but he was unable make it out of the 4th Inning in his 1st career Postseason outing. Early was charged with 4 runs (all in the 4th) and 3 earned runs over 3.2 Innings. He walked 1 and struck out 6. Early worked around a leadoff Double from Giancarlo Stanton in the 2nd Inning. 

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Sox at the Dish: The Sox recorded only 5 hits, all Singles, over the 1st 8 Innings against rookie Cam Schlittler. Schlittler walked no one and struck out 12, including 7 over his final 4 Innings of work in his first career Postseason Start. Schlittler retired the last 9 hitters he faced and allowed only 1 base runner to reach 2nd base.      

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#'s of the Night: 

--The Red Sox are the first team to lose a Best 2 out of 3 Wild Card Series after winning Game 1 since the current format started in 2022 (15-1). 

   The 3 other teams that 1 Game 1 of the Wild Card Series on Tuesday swept (Dodgers on Wednesday) or won Game 3 on Thursday (Tigers & Cubs).   

--The Sox went 0-for-1 with Runners in Scoring Position in Game 3 and went 4-15 with RISP over the 3 Games.  

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What's on Tap?: 

The Red Sox will get their 2026 Spring Training underway next February in Fort Myers, Florida.  

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