New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- Ben Rice grew up about 25 miles from Fenway Park in Cohasset, Massachusetts, and spent childhood nights in the shadow of the Green Monster. On Tuesday, he tore the Boston Red Sox apart from the other side of baseball's oldest feud. The question now is whether the New York Yankees slugger can do it again in Game 2 of the American League Wild Card Series.

New York Yankees lead the best-of-three series 1-0 after a 9-0 rout at Yankee Stadium. Max Fried starts Wednesday night against Sonny Gray as Boston Red Sox try to force a Thursday Game 3. Aaron Judge remains out with a calf injury, so the lineup still runs through Ben Rice.

Ben Rice went 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and six RBIs. He outhit the entire Boston ...