Heroes, zeros from Yankees’ Game 1 rout of Red Sox: Austin Wells did it all

Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 9-0 rout of the Red Sox in Game 1 of the wild-card series:

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Hero

Who else? Cam Schlittler dominated the Red Sox again — and again in the wild-card series. This time, the Walpole, Mass., native tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings and struck out 10 — throwing 117 pitches — to build what’s becoming an impressive postseason résumé.

Zero

The Red Sox offense was a mess for much of September, and it was easy to see why in Game 1, as they mustered just a pair of hits against Schlittler.

Unsung Hero

Sure, Ben Rice did Ben Rice things, but Austin Wells delivered two hits, drove in a run and scored another — all while helping the Yankees pitchers overwhelm the Red Sox.

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Key stat

7: The number of runs the Yankees scored in the seventh and eighth, which let them avoid using closer David Bednar in what had been a close game until then.

Quote of the night

““The job’s not done. We’ve got to get another win tomorrow, but it’s very well known that if you want to be a legend, which is obviously the goal, you’ve got to do it in the postseason,’’

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— Schlittler on his performance.