Austin Wells hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees avoided elimination with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox in Game 2 of their American League wild-card series on Wednesday night. Following a mound visit, Wells put the Yankees ahead when he lined a full-count changeup down the right field line. New York’s Ben Rice hit a two-run homer in the first inning off Brayan Bello and had two hits in his postseason debut. He hit a two-run single in the third and blasted a game-tying homer to open the sixth. Padres 3, Cubs 0Manny Machado belted a two-run homer in the fifth inning, helping visiting San Diego square their National League wild-card series against Chicago at one win apiece.