NEW YORK -- Missed opportunities. The New York Yankees lost Game 1 of the Wild Card Series to the Boston Red Sox because their bullpen, shaky all year, let a one-run lead slip away, but the loss was bookended by missed opportunities.

The Cubs have been striving to return to the postseason since dismantling the old core group that helped the franchise end its 108-year World Series drought in 2016. The Padres have been one of baseball’s elite teams in recent years,

McQueen graduate Robby Snelling pitched for Jacksonville, the Miami Marlins Triple-A affiliate, and was named the Marlins' Minor League Pitcher of the Year after starting the season with Double-A Pensacola.

After heavy shadows loomed and a few opportunities were squandered, the Padres now face an uphill battle in Game 2 against the Cubs.

Ticketmaster sales for the wild card postseason series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox were limited to residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania.

Ticketmaster is only selling playoff tickets to people living in New York and contiguous states: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, shutting out most New England baseball fans.