It’s been a crappy start to the weekend. The Yankees lost on Thursday because the pitching couldn’t hold it together, and lost last night because the offense couldn’t manage much of anything. The bare minimum for this four-game series is a split, but they’ll have to try and get that against a Cy Young contender.
Garrett Crochet has so far validated Boston’s decision to trade for, and extend, him. The southpaw would be in an absolute dogfight with Tarik Skubal if Cy Young voting were held today, and after a game where the Yankee offense looked lost, he certainly seems like the perfect follow-up were I a Red Sox fan. He boasts an extraordinary fastball, but his sweeper is one of the very best pitches in baseball. Cutting in to right-handers, the pitch has to be picked up on early or New York will look awful silly.
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The silver lining here is that Will Warren has been the Yankees’ most dependable starter over the past month. Since the All Star break, the righty has a 3.13 ERA but just one win, echoing both the team’s inability to pull everything together and his struggle to get deep into games. His only other start against Boston this year saw him allow four runs in 5.1 innings. Facing someone like Crochet, you figure he has to be better than that.
The Yankees shake up the tree a bit lineup-wise, with Paul Goldschmidt leading off against the lefty Crochet, Anthony Volpe and José Caballero your double play combo up the middle, and Austin Wells back behind the plate.
How to Watch:
Location: Yankee Stadium — Bronx, NY
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First Pitch: 1:05 p.m. Eastern
TV broadcast: YES (NYY) | NESN (BOS) | MLB Network (out-of-market only)
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY) | WEEI 93.7, WCCM 1490 AM (SP), WESX 1230 AM (SP) (BOS)
Online stream: Amazon Prime Video | MLB.tv (out-of-market only)
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