Sonny Gray To Start Game 2 at Yankee Stadium

Overview

• Gray is Boston's scheduled starter for Game 2 at Yankee Stadium, which will be played Wednesday and is an elimination game with the Red Sox trailing 0-1 in the best-of-three Wild Card Series.
• He delivered a late-career revival this year, tying for the major-league lead with 18 wins and posting a 2.72 ERA, figures that made him Boston's frontline veteran starter.
• Gray's time with the Yankees after the 2017 trade deadline was rocky: he lost his rotation spot, was left off the postseason roster, and was publicly booed by fans during the 2018 season.
• Since leaving New York he has rebounded on the road, including a strong outing at Yankee Stadium on June 5 when he allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings in a Boston win.
• Gray says the New York experience helped him grow as a person and pitcher and that his focus is on winning a World Series, so his Game 2 performance could decide whether Boston forces a decisive Game 3 and shifts momentum for the club.