Welcome to Stade Fasciste, the site of the Red Sox-Yankees best-of-three AL Wild Card series, beginning this evening.
The Red Sox went 9-4 against the Yankees this season. Fun Fact: The last time the Red Sox lost a postseason series to the MFY, Boston pitchers Garrett Crochet and Brayan Bello were both too young for kindergarden.
Game 1 starters Crochet and Max Fried travelled similar paths in 2025. Boston traded for Crochet the day after the Yankees signed Fried to a sizeable 8/218 contract. Crochet led MLB with 255 strikeouts . He also topped the AL with 205.1 innings; Fried was tied for second with 195.1. They each made 32 starts this season and they finished 3-4 in AL ERA (Crochet 2.59, Fried 2.86). They also had similar records: (Crochet 18-5, Fried 19-5).
Crochet started four games against the Yankees this year. The Red Sox won them all.
Bello will start Game 2 on Wednesday. Lucas Giolito, the probable starter for Game 3, will not be available because of "elbow issues". Connolly Early is a likely replacement
The three other Wild Card series:
Tigers at Guardians
Padres at Cubs
Reds at Dodgers
Everything Trump touches dies. Let's hope that continues.
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