TODAY: Game 152 | 84-67 | AL East: -3 GB | Wild Card: +6 Big Sexy bounces into this important series finale with an overall 6-13 record, a 6.39 ERA and 1.60 WHIP against Yankees ace Luis Severino, who was moved up in the rotation.
TONIGHT: Game 151 | 83-67 | AL East: -3 GB | Wild Card: +5 The Big Man toes the rubber for the Yankees tonight in an attempt to both clinch a series win against the visiting Minnesota Twins — and keep pressure on the first place Boston Red Sox, who’s lead remains at 3 games with 12 to play after last night’s meltdown by Baltimore pitching — who could see that coming? Nevertheless, the pinstripes will keep grinding and we’ll see what happens. For a division tie, the Yankees need to go 9-3 while Boston goes 3-9. Probability less than 1%, but that’s why they play ’em. Let’s see who’s hot and who’s not in tonight’s showdown against José Berrios.
This series — a possible Wild Card play-in game matchup — presents some interesting choices in drafting a lineup. On paper, a few key metrics (and intangibles) look to favor the visiting Minnesota Twins, but there is no quit in this Yankee team so it promises to be a hard fought showdown. Let’s see who can put your lineup in the skrilla tonight.
Your browser does not support iframes. GAME 54: Afternoon starts agree with Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched brilliantly for eight innings — long enough for