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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…
Analyzing Yankees' starting rotation vs Red Sox in Wild Card series
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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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Total News Sources50
Leaning Left15Leaning Right8Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution40% Left
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources lean Left
40% Left
L 40%
C 38%
R 22%
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