Boston's 4-3 win over the Cubs Friday clinched a Wild Card series with the Yankees, but Willson Contreras' availability is uncertain: he has missed a week with a right-hand injury and felt pain swinging Thursday. He leads the Red Sox with 27 home runs.
The best-of-three series will be played at Yankee Stadium, marking the teams' second consecutive year meeting in the Wild Card round. Boston won last year's opener but lost the next two. MLB insider Chris Young called Contreras' possible absence a “huge problem” for the Red Sox.
