Yankees vs Red Sox LIVE updates for bitter rivals' clash in AL wild card playoff Game 2

And the New York Yankees are poised to set themselves up in near-optimal position for an American League Division Series battle against the division champion Tampa Bay Rays .

First, though: Game 2 of the AL wild-card series , with the Yankees getting two shots to eliminate the Red Sox beginning Wednesday, Sept. 30 at Yankee Stadium.

Sonny Gray anticipates getting a loud and not particularly polite greeting from fans in the Bronx as he starts Game 2 trying to keep the Red Sox alive. The right-hander who pitched for the Yankees in 2017 and 2018 said upon the Red Sox acquiring him late last year that it was "easy to hate" the Yankees.