The Yankees' formula for victory Wednesday night was simple: The sluggers homered andthe top pitchers delivered key outs.

It took just two hitters for the Bronx Bombers to slug the A's, and they rode that early momentum to a 7-2 victory over Oakland and a second consecutive wild-card game triumph.

The Yankees will now travel to Boston torenew their storied rivalry with the Red Sox in the ALDS, which begins Friday.

Aaron Judge electrified Yankee Julio Teheran Jersey Stadium by homering off A's "opener" Liam Hendriks in the first inning to give the Yankees a lead they would not relinquish. Luke Voit's two-run triple in the sixth, which nearly sneaked over the right-field porch, andGiancarlo Stanton'stowering home run to left in the eighthput the game onice. Both hits came off A's All-Star closer Blake Treinen.

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Luis Severino got the start for New York and greatly improved on his 2017 wild-card performance when he lasted just one-third of an inning. He lasted four-plus frames this time, giving up his first hit of the night in the fifth inning. He struck out seven and walked four. Dellin Betances followed, got out of a jam, and ended up retiring all six hitters he faced. The only blemish on New York's bullpen was a two-run home run by Khris Davis off Bobby Cox Jersey Zach Britton in the eighth.

The lo s marked a disappointing end to Oakland's surprise season after the A's charged back from being eight games out of a playoff spot to start July. Oakland has now lost its last eight winner-take-all playoff games.

A's vs. Yankees AL wild-card game score, results, highlights

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11:33 p.m. End of game.Matt Chapman grounds out to first base and that will do it. The Yankees move on to the ALDS to face the Red Sox.

11:31 p.m.:Chapman strikes out pinch hitter Mark Canha as "We Want Boston" chants surround Yankee Stadium. Two outs.

11:28 p.m.:Lucroy goes down swinging on a slider and the Yankees are two outs away from a victory.

11:25 p.m.:Marcus Semien leads off the inning with a single.

11:24 p.m.:Aroldis Chapman enters in a non-save situation to get the final three outs for the Yankees.

11:20 p.m.:End of theeighth inning.Familia retires all three hitters he faces and the A's will have their last opportunity in the ninth. They need five runs to tie, six to take the lead.

11:17 p.m.:Treinen's night is done. He allowed three runs in two-plus innings. He exits in favor of Jeurys Familia.

11:12 p.m.: YANKEES SCORING PLAY.Stanton leads off the bottom Atlanta Braves Jersey of the eighth with a tape-measure shot off Treinen and the Yankees get a run right back to go up 7-2.

The launch angle of this was pretty much 90 degrees.

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11:07 p.m.:Olson grounds out but Piscotty draws a walk to keep the inning alive for Laureano, who grounds out to second base to end the top of the eighth.

11:05 p.m.: A'S SCORING PLAY.Khris Davis homers to the short porch in right field and the A's are starting to chip away. It's 6-2, Yankees.

11:03 p.m.:Jed Lowrie hits into a double play but the A's are going to challenge, saying Lowrie beat the throw at first. The call is quickly overturned and Lowrie remains at first.

11:01 p.m.:On the night the Orioles fire manager Buck Showalter,Zach Britton enters a wild-card game. He's greeted by Matt Chapman, who hits a leadoff single.

10:58 p.m.: End of the seventh inning.Judge walks but Treinen gets Hicks to pop out. The A's have just two more chances to make up a six-run deficit.

10:51 p.m.:Treinen retires the first two hitters Babe Ruth Jersey of the seventh. He has thrown 28 pitches so far.

10:42 p.m.:Robertson works a 1-2-3 that startedwith the defensive play of the game,a highlight-reel grab by third baseman AdeinyHechavarria.

Adeiny Hechavarria has hops!

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10:38 p.m.:David Robertson will get the seventh inning.

10:34 p.m.: End of the sixth inning.The Yankees' fourth-run sixth has broken this game wide open.

10:30 p.m.: YANKEES SCORING PLAY.Didi Gregorious hits a sacrifice fly to drive in Voit. It's 6-0, Yankees. The play was under review to determine whether Voit was tagged out before touching home, but he is ruled safe.

10:29 p.m.: YANKEES SCORING PLAY.Luke Voit works a nine-pitch at-bat before lofting a two-run triple off the right-field wall. The Yankees are in complete control.

Luke Gehrig.

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10:16 p.m.:Rodney throws a wild pitch to move Hicks to third and is pulled in the middle of the at-bat. Closer Blake Treinen is coming in very early in Ender Inciarte Jersey this game.

10:14 p.m.: YANKEES SCORING PLAY.Aaron Hicks follows Judge with a double into right-center field. Yankees extend their lead to 3-0.

"I Aaron."

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10:13 p.m.:Judge starts the sixth with a jam-shot double down the right-field line off Fernando Rodney. The Yankees have a scoring opportunity with the middle of the order coming up.

10:07 p.m.: TheA's godown in order. Betances has retired all six hitters he has faced.

10:03 p.m.:Aaron Boone makes a defensive change, inserting Adeiny Hechavarria at third base for Andujar. Olson makes the first out of the inning with a groundout.

9:59 p.m.: End of the fifth inning.The Yankees get nothing after the Andujar single. Both offenses have been very quiet. It's still 2-0 in favor of the Yankees.

9:53 p.m.:Shawn Kelley is the A's third pitcher of the night. Miguel Andujar starts the bottom of the fifth with an infield single.

9:49 p.m.:Betances gets a pair of flyouts and then gets an emphatic strikeout of Khris Davis. The Yankees get out of itagain.

9:42 p.m.:Martini singles to right field and Aaron Danny Santana Jersey Boone pulls Severino in favor of Dellin Betances. The A's have runners on first and second with no outs.

9:39 p.m.: JonathanLucroy singles to left field and the A's have their first hit. Severino is at 82 pitches.

9:35 p.m.: End of the fourth inning.Trivino with another 1-2-3 capped by a pair of strikeouts. He has retired eight in a row over his three innings of work.