The Boston Red Sox took a 1-0 lead over the New York Yankees in the best-of-three American League Wild Card Series with their 3-1 win in Game 1 on Tuesday night.

The MLB Wild Card round started on Tuesday with a quartet of series openers. The Detroit Tigers and ace Tarik Skubal took Game 1 against the AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians in the first game of the day,

The stage is set for another October showdown in the Bronx, where the Red Sox can punch their ticket into the next round and the Yankees must fight to keep their season alive. After Boston claimed Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series,

Major League Baseball's postseason got underway on Tuesday with Game 1 of each of the four Wild Card Series. The winners of these three-game sets will then advance to MLB's more traditional playoff structure, beginning with the best-of-five divisional round.