Red Sox to Face Off Against the Yankees in Wild Card Series on Tuesday
The Yankees will use a three-game home rotation, while Boston enters with 59% of its innings thrown by left-handers, an MLB study found.
- On Sunday, the New York Yankees officially announced their Wild Card rotation: right-hander Cam Schlittler starts Game 1, left-hander Max Fried starts Game 2, and Gerrit Cole starts Game 3 if necessary.
- Manager Aaron Boone previously deliberated extensively, citing "three or four different iterations" while balancing pitcher rest against the urgent need to win Game 1 immediately.
- Schlittler finished the season with a 1.95 ERA and 239 strikeouts, the third-lowest ERA in franchise history, while striking out 12 over eight scoreless innings last year against Boston.
- The best-of-three series against the Boston Red Sox begins Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, with the winner advancing to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Division Series.
- Despite his push for availability, captain Aaron Judge faces uncertainty for the series after suffering a calf strain, with manager Boone confirming the club is planning without him.
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[OSEN=Reporter Gil Jun-young] The New York Yankees have revealed their full starting rotation for the American League Wild Card Series. The Yankees finished the season with a 93-68 record and a .578 winning percentage, placing second in the American League East and first in the Wild Card standings. Although they were defeated by Toronto 1-3 in the American League Division Series last year, they have advanced to the postseason again this year for…
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Analyzing Yankees' starting rotation vs Red Sox in Wild Card series
Schlittler to start Yankees' Wild Card Series opener vs. Red Sox, followed by Fried and Cole
Cam Schlittler will start Game 1 of the New York Yankees’ Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night and be followed in the rotation by Max Fried and Gerrit Cole in the best-of-three matchup
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