"After not firing Aaron Boone and acquiring several relief pitchers at the deadline who have had notable failures, the Yankees, as usual, rose above it. They reclaimed second place in the AL East thanks in part to the easiest August and September schedule ever devised by Manfred. Just like forcing Jazz Chisholm into the home run derby, baseball must force the Yankees into the playoffs for ratings or some nonsense so the path is flattened just in case they hit a bump in the road earlier."
"As of this writing the Yankees have no probable pitchers officially listed. For the entire weekend. Honestly, I wouldn't bother with pitchers either. Not when the Red Sox are sending Giolito, Bello, and Crochet. The Yankees may have won on Thursday but were in the news largely for bad PR choices and losing two games to the Detroit Tigers by scores of 12-2 and 11-1. That series was started by Will Warren, Carlos Rodon, and Cam Schlittler."
"Luis Gil has only made 7 starts on the season. The last time he faced the Red Sox he walked 5 in 5.0 innings while allowing just a single run. Last time out against the Jays he had one strikeout but 4 walks. The time before that 7 Ks and 2 walks. He's not back by any means. But he has been getting through lineups for the Yankees to do 4-3 in his starts. This could be a coinflip if they can hit while someone is on base."
"Fried sadly looked less fried when he faced Boston and has been rolling in three starts since then. Including that Red Sox start he has a 1.67 ERA in his last 27 innings while striking out 22 and walking 9. The Yankees, however, lost both starts by Fried against the Red Sox this season despite a combined 2 earned runs across them. This time let's hope for many runs early and a pitcher forced to leave the game to the bullpen for a lot of innings."
The Yankees kept Aaron Boone and added relief pitchers despite recent failures, then reclaimed second place in the AL East aided by an unusually easy late-season schedule. Weekend starting pitchers are not officially listed for the Yankees while the Red Sox plan to use Giolito, Bello, and Crochet. The Yankees faced public-relations issues and heavy losses to the Detroit Tigers, with starts by Will Warren, Carlos Rodon, and Cam Schlittler. Luis Gil shows control inconsistency across limited starts, sometimes allowing walks while escaping with minimal runs. Max Fried has strong recent metrics yet lost prior starts to Boston, suggesting unpredictable outcomes and potential heavy bullpen usage.
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