Max Fried stifles Red Sox as Yankees complete wild-card sweep, advance to ALDS

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Max Fried helped the New York Yankees complete a sweep of the Boston Red Sox, sending New York into the American League Division Series. Fried’s performance marked a return from the disappointment of his prior postseason start against Toronto.

NEW YORK — Max Fried waited nearly a year for this. Last postseason, Fried was lined up to start a decisive Game 5 in the ALDS, only for the Toronto Blue Jays to eliminate his New York Yankees in four games. That meant the final start of Fried’s debut Yankee season was an Oct. 5 loss in which he surrendered seven runs over three innings in Toronto — a bitter shortcoming he said motivated him ...