Boston received bad news surrounding the series on Monday when manager Alex Cora announced that right-hander Lucas Giolito is dealing with an elbow injury that will force him to miss the entirety of the wild card round. Giolito was expected to be the Game 3 starter if the series reached that point.

Current players are too young to remember the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry at its postseason peak, but they’ll make their own history this week.

The Boston Red Sox were dealt a blow before opening their best-of-three American League wild-card series, announcing on Monday that right-hander Lucas Giolito has an elbow issue that will keep him out against the New York Yankees.

It's the Red Sox and Yankees in the postseason starting Tuesday night. Here's a look back at their most recent October meetings.

The Red Sox finished the regular season winning two of three in a weekend series against the Tigers to secure the second wild card spot with an overall record of 89-73. The Yankee

Yankees manager Aaron Boone revealed on Monday, during a Wild Card workout at Yankee Stadium, that Austin Wells will be catching on Tuesday night against Boston. With Paul Goldschmidt “probably” starting at first base — which doesn’t come as a surprise since ace left-hander Garrett Crochet is starting for the Red Sox — Rice is the odd man out.

The Boston Red Sox won't name a Game 3 starter for their Wild Card series against the Yankees until they have to, but it will not be veteran righty Lucas Giolito.

ESPN released the latest project to feature the story of the 2004 Red Sox and the team's impact on Boston and baseball.