NEW YORK (AP) — Aaron Judge got the party started with a two-run homer nine pitches in. Luis Severino let out a primal scream after escaping a bases-loaded jam with 100 mph heat. Giancarlo Stanton capped the mauling with monstrous drive in his postseason debut. From the first inning on, there was little doubt. Next stop for the Yankees: Fenway Park and the rival Red Sox. Going ahead quickly against reliever-turned-starter Liam Hendriks, the Yankees pounded the Oakland Athletics 7-2 Wednesday night to win their second straight AL wild-card game. Severino atoned for flopping in his postseason debut last year, and late-season spark Luke Voit added a two-run triple off Blake Treinen in a four-run sixth, missing a home run by inches. Stanton added 443-foot drive off the Oakland closer in the eighth that landed in left field second deck, completing a power show by the team that set a major league record for most home runs in a season. Blake Treinen looks on after giving up a solo home run to Giancarlo Stanton during the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) After one of those boisterous Bronx celebrations that used to be… Read full this story
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