STARTING PITCHERS YANKEES RED SOX PLUS

Plus For Red Sox: home field advantage at Fenway Park Boston would be losing a huge bat if Martinez can’t go. His status may not be known until game time. Martinez, coming off a regular season hitting 42 doubles and 28 home runs, hurt his ankle while running in the outfield in the Sunday’s game. Bogaerts smoked 34 doubles and was consistently sitting on base for Devers. Devers scored 101 runs for Boston.Īll Star right-handed hitting shortstop Xander Bogaerts finished the season hitting 295/.370/.493/.863 with 23 homers and 79 RBIs. He finished the season hitting 38 home runs and driving in 113 runs. Still only 24, Devers is a lethal, barrel of the bat hitter with amazing power in a stocky, 6-0, 240 pound frame. He has one of the sweetest and most impactful swings this writer has seen. No game is safe as long as Devers is in the lineup. The English language falls short of words to describe left-handed hitting third baseman Rafael Devers. Right-handed hitting Bobby Dalbec could also see time, especially against a lefty reliever for the Yankees.Īlex Verdugo, obtained from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the trade for Mookie Betts, offers the Red Sox an exciting bat to add punch to the lineup.

They could likely be followed by right-handed hitters Christian Vasquez and Jose Iglesias. Martinez, Alex Verdugo and Hunter Renfroe as his first seven hitters. To this scout, every club in the postseason will have trouble navigating the Red Sox lineup.Īlternating right-handed and left-handed hitters, Cora can feature Enrique Hernandez, Kyle Schwarber, Xander Bogaerts, Rafael Devers, J.D. It is likely lefty Chris Sale, still trying to find his form, could be the starter if the Red Sox advance to play Tampa Bay. Should Eovaldi falter, Cora can turn to Tanner Houck, Eduardo Rodriguez, Martin Perez or even Nick Pivetta for help. In fact, to this observer, Cora’s “mix and match” approach among right-handers Hansel Robles, Matt Barnes, Adam Ottavino, Garrett Whitlock, Garrett Richards and Ryan Bresler has been the perfect approach. Manager Alex Cora has blended a group of quality pitchers to form a situational bullpen without traditional, clearly defined roles. His first surgery took place when he was a junior in high school, before he was drafted in 2008 in the 7th round by the Los Angeles Dodgers.Įovaldi had his second elbow surgery in 2016.Ī tough customer on the mound, Eovaldi has worked incredibly long and hard for the opportunity to beat the Yankees in the “win or go home” game against New York.

One can’t dismiss the fact Eovaldi has endured two Tommy John surgeries, not to mention setbacks due to loose particles in his elbow since those operations. Considering he has thrown 182.1 regular season innings, his complete arsenal of fastball, slider, cutter, curve and splitter give him a vast variety of pitches to select against an awesome Yankees lineup.

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