Boston Red Sox (89-73) vs. New York Yankees (94-68)
Date: Wednesday, October 1
Time: 6:08 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN
Field: Yankee Stadum, Bronx, NY
Line: New York -180 / O/U 7.5
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Brayan Bello (11-9, 3.35 ERA, 124 K) vs. Carlos Rodón (18-9, 3.09 ERA, 203 K)
Bello gets the ball in game two. He went 11-9 with a 3.35 ERA, a 4.19 FIP, a 1.24 WHIP, and 124 strikeouts in 166.2 innings. This season, against the Yankees, he made three starts, going 2-1. Bello posted a 1.89 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and 17 strikeouts in 19 innings. Rodón goes for the Yankees. He went 18-9 with a 3.09 ERA, a 3.78 FIP, a 1.05 WHIP, and 203 strikeouts in 195.1 innings. He made three starts against the Red Sox this season, going 1-2. Rodón had a 5.74 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts in 15.2 innings.
Postseason Team Leaders
Boston Red Sox
AVG: Alex Bregman – .500
HR: N/A
RBI: Masataka Yoshida – 2
W: Garrett Crochet – 1
ERA: Aroldis Chapman – 0.00
K: Garrett Crochet – 11
New York Yankees
AVG: Anthony Volpe – .667
HR: Anthony Volpe – 1
RBI: Anthony Volpe – 1
W: N/A
ERA: Devin Williams – 0.00
K: Max Fried – 6
Postseason Team Stats
Boston Red Sox
AVG: .235
OPS: .674
R: 3
HR: 0
ERA: 1.00
K: 13
WHIP: 0.78
New York Yankees
AVG: .212
OPS: .515
R: 1
HR: 1
ERA: 0.00
K: 8
WHIP: 1.56
