Overview
- Game 1 is Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium and will air on ESPN.
- Boston confirmed ace Garrett Crochet for the opener after a season with a 2.59 ERA and an MLB-best 255 strikeouts.
- Crochet faced New York four times this year with Boston winning all four, posting a 0.88 WHIP and 39 strikeouts over 27.1 innings.
- Aaron Judge has two home runs but 11 strikeouts in 15 at-bats against Crochet this season.
- Reports indicate the Yankees will lean on platoons with Austin Wells catching, Paul Goldschmidt at first and Giancarlo Stanton at DH, leaving Ben Rice likely to start on the bench due to lefty splits.