Major League Baseball’s post-season opens tonight when the Boston Red Sox host the New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card game. Tonight’s winner will meet division-rival Tampa Bay in a best-of-five series beginning Thursday. First pitch tonight is 8:08pm. The game will be televised on ESPN. Former Pirate Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the St. Louis Cardinals in the N.L. Wild Card game Wednesday.
The New York Mets fired manager Luis Rojas Monday after two losing seasons. The Mets went 77-85 this season and finished third in the National League East.