Wells went 2-for-3 with a home run and a walk in Tuesday's 11-4 win over Los Angeles in Game 4 of the World Series.
Wells hit his second-deck solo shot with the Yankees up 5-4 in the sixth inning. The Yankees tacked on five more runs and cruised to victory. Los Angeles now leads the series 3-1 and will have a chance to close things out in Game 5 on Wednesday.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Out of Game 3 lineup
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Wells is not in the lineup Monday for Game 3 of the World Series versus the Dodgers.
The Yankees will give the righty-hitting Jose Trevino a start at catcher even as the Dodgers send right-hander Walker Buehler to the bump. Wells is just 4-for-41 with 18 strikeouts so far this postseason.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Sitting versus lefty
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Wells is not in the lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the ALCS against the Guardians.
Wells is just 2-for-24 so far during the playoffs and also ended the regular season in a 2-for-41 drought at the dish. He will yield to Jose Trevino at catcher as the Guardians send southpaw Matthew Boyd to the bump.
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Yankees' Austin Wells: Not starting Friday's game
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Wells is not in the lineup for Friday's contest against the Pirates.
Wells is getting a breather after starting each of the previous four games. Jose Trevino is catching and batting eighth for the Yankees in the series opener.
Yankees' Austin Wells: Not starting versus southpaw
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Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup for Saturday's game against the Athletics.
Wells went 0-for-5 with a strikeout during Friday's series opener and will now take a seat against the left-handed JP Sears. Jose Trevino will fill in as New York's catcher and bat ninth.
Wells isn't in the Yankees' lineup Thursday versus the Mariners.
Wells will take a seat for Thursday's series finale after going 1-for-8 with three RBI and five strikeouts across the first two games. While he sits, Jose Trevino will catch for right-hander Clarke Schmidt while batting eighth.
Wells is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Red Sox.
Wells worked behind the plate in the first three games of the series and will receive a break in the finale after going 1-for-11 with a walk and four strikeouts. Jose Trevino will do the catching for lefty Carlos Rodon.
Wells is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game versus the Royals.
Wells had made five straight starts, but he'll begin Wednesday's series finale on the bench. Jose Trevino will handle catching duties and bat ninth for New York.
