Patrick Sandoval is not on the Red Sox playoff roster for the Wild Card series.

The Red Sox only need three starting pitchers for this first series, so Sandoval had been pitching out of the bullpen in recent games, perhaps to see how he would handle that role in the playoffs. With Garrett Crochet (shoulder) now also returning and Jake Bennett able to provide depth out of the bullpen as well, the team had no need for Sandoval in this series.