Rays vs. Red Sox: Early Odds and Preview for ALDS After Wild Card

The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will play each other in the American League Division Series starting on Thursday. Tampa Bay Rays will face the Yankees in a best-of-five series. The Rays clinched the AL East title for the second straight year.

Rays are the Wild Card winner. The Red Sox won the AL East.

Gerrit Cole had a terrible game for the Yankees. He gave up two home runs and walked two in two-plus innings. Nathan Eovaldi was dominant for Boston. The Red Sox won 6-2. They have won nine of their last 10 playoff games. Now they face the Rays in the ALDS. Shane McClanahan will start Game 1. Shane Baz will take Game 2. It's a two game series. Boston won the regular season 7-0. Rays will play the Red Sides in AL Division Series.

The Rays will start rookie pitchers in the first two games of a playoff series. The Red Sox have not announced their starter for Game 1. With their American League-leading 100-62 record, the Rays have home-field advantage throughout the five-game series, which begins Thursday at 8:07 p.m.