Baseball‘s most famous rivalry picks up in the postseason as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox face off.

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Brayan Bello was pulled in the third, with Alex Cora opting to go to the lefties in the bullpen. Garrett Whitlock gave up the go-ahead run in the bottom of the eighth.

Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito has declined his end of a $19 mutual option and is now a free agent, a source confirmed Monday. The decision comes as no surprise. Mutual options, which need to be exercised by both sides, are usually mechanisms that allow teams to manipulate CBT (competitive balance tax) numbers and are almost never picked up.

The Boston Red Sox will need to win the Alex Bregman sweepstakes again this winter if they want him at Fenway Park in 2026.

When star shortstop Mookie Betts entered Game 5 of the World Series in a 3-for-19 slump, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts bit the bullet. He dropped Betts down into the batting order, from second to third.

Rob Refsnyder and three pitchers became free agents on Sunday morning, after the World Series ended Saturday night.

After elbow troubles kept Lucas Giolito off Boston’s postseason roster, the veteran right-hander is rehabbing for 2026 while the Red Sox prepare for an offseason filled with major contract decisions.