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Red Sox Yankees Wild Card Preview
By Jake Graziano
Tale of the Tape
-Red Sox won the season series 10-9 -Boston won the first seven games and New York won seven of the last eight -Run Differential: 75-74 Boston
Season Stats: 32 Starts, 3.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 195 Ks in 182.1 Innings, 2.79 FIP 2021 vs. Yankees: 6 starts, 3.71 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 34 Ks in 34 Innings Last Start vs. Yankees (Sept. 24): 2.2 Innings, 7 Runs, 7 Hits, 2 Walks, 0 Ks
Red Sox Starter: Nathan Eovaldi
Season Stats: 30 Starts, 3.23 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 243 Ks in 181.1 Innings, 2.92 FIP 2021 vs. Red Sox: 4 Starts, 4.91 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 31 Ks in 22 Innings Last Start vs. Red Sox (Sept. 24): 6 Innings, 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 3 Walks, 6 Ks
Yankees Starter: Gerrit Cole
Since September 1st: -Rafael Devers: .303/.372/.495 (.867 OPS), 6 HR, 16 RBI, 131 wRC+ -Kyle Schwarber: .262/.398/.476 (.874 OPS), 4 HR, 13 RBI, 139 wRC+
Boston's Hottest Hitters
Since September 1st: -Aaron Judge: .243/.312/.559 (.871 OPS), 10 HR, 24 RBI, 131 wRC+ -Giancarlo Stanton: .275/.310/.587 (.898 OPS), 10 HR, 26 RBI, 139 wRC+
New York's Hottest Hitters
-Garrett Whitlock: 46 Games, 73.1 Innings, 1.96 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 2.84 FIP -Adam Ottavino: 69 Games, 62.0 Innings, 4.21 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 3.96 FIP -Hansel Robles: 72 Games, 69.0 Innings, 4.43 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 13.2 Straight Scoreless Innings -Darwinzon Hernandez: 48 Games, 40.0 Innings, 3.38 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 4.80 FIP
Red Sox Bullpen Options
-Jonathan Loaisiga: 57 Games, 70.2 Innings, 2.17 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 2.58 FIP -Aroldis Chapman: 61 Games, 56.1 Innings, 3.36 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 3.99 FIP -Luis Severino: 4 Games, 6.0 Innings, 0.00 ERA, 0.50 WHIP, 1.50 FIP -Clay Holmes: 69 Games, 70.0 Innings, 3.60 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 3 Runs in last 19.2 Innings
Yankees Bullpen Options
Strengths: -Offense: 6th in MLB with a 107 wRC+ -Front-line Starters: Nathan Eovaldi and Chris Sale have a combined 3.64 ERA Weaknesses: -Bullpen: 24th in MLB since July 1st with a 4.50 ERA; 14th with a 4.18 FIP -Defense: Red Sox -39 Outs Above Average (OOA) is dead last in MLB
Red Sox Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths: -Judge and Stanton: The dynamic duo each rank in the top 26 in HR, wRC+ and OPS -Bullpen: 4th in MLB with a 3.56 ERA; 5th with a 3.76 FIP Weaknesses: -Clutch Hitting: 28th in MLB with a .699 OPS with Runners in Scoring Position -Defense: Yankees -18 Outs Above Average (OOA) ranks 25th in MLB
Yankees Strengths and Weaknesses