{
  "id": 11118359,
  "title": "The New York Yankees did not need Aaron Judge to sweep the Red Sox",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/the-new-york-yankees-did-not-need-aaron-judge-to-sweep-the-red-sox",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T05:16:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/the-new-york-yankees-did-not-need-aaron-judge-to-sweep-the-red-sox-051643621.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The New York Yankees dominated the Boston Red Sox in a wild-card series best-of-three series, with the Yankees outscoring the Red Sox 18-2 across the two games. The Red Sox only managed seven total hits in the series, the fewest ever in a wild-card series. While the Red Sox had their run-prevention strengths praised ahead of the series, their offense failed to match up with the Yankees' offensive performance. With only 26 total hits in the two games, the Yankees displayed a lineup in excellent form. Rookie George Lombard Jr. and Cody Bellinger were instrumental in the Yankees' victory, slugging three-run homers. The Red Sox manager, Chad Tracy, admitted that the Yankees' strong batting performance was a significant factor in their defeat. The Yankees' pitching also played a crucial role, with their rotation outperforming the Red Sox's. As the Yankees celebrated their 7-0 Game 2 win, it was clear that this was a significant and lopsided victory, leaving no doubt as to which team was superior.",
  "summary": "Max Fried, Cody Bellinger and Co. got it done in the wild-card round, leaving little doubt about which is the better team.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Max Fried stifles Red Sox as Yankees complete Wild Card sweep, advance to ALDS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/max-fried-stifles-red-sox-as-yankees-complete-wild-card-sweep-advance",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:23:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}