What do the Yankees have in store for us tonight after a sloppy effort in the opener at Fenway? Hopefully they have cleaned up their act after committing four errors leading to six unearned runs scoring. All units were to blame, not just the defense, with multiple HBPs and many runners stranded. It’ll take a cleaner brand of baseball to level the series heading into the weekend.
It becomes doubly important to play error-free baseball with Will Warren on the mound. He allowed four unearned runs to score
in an inning following an error, that habit of unraveling cropping up multiple times this season. The trouble seems to stem from pitching out of the stretch with a lot of Warren’s misses coming in the strike zone when there are runners on – certainly something to monitor tonight. In 15 starts, Warren is 7-2 with a 3.45 ERA (121 ERA+), 3.36 FIP, and 84 strikeouts in 78.1 innings.
The Red Sox throw out back-to-back southpaws to open this series. Payton Tolle dominated the Yankees back on April 23rd, with 11 strikeouts as he allowed just one run on three hits in six innings. The 23-year-old rookie was particularly effective with his four-seamer that averages 96 and tops out at 99. In 11 starts, Tolle is 3-5 with a 3.08 ERA (133 ERA+), 3.32 FIP, and 62 strikeouts in 64.1 innings.
Ben Rice gets a rare day off, meaning Paul Goldschmidt gets the start at first. This allows Amed Rosario to DH after his costly error yesterday, moving José Caballero from left field to third. This also allows the Yankees to field a more defensively sound outfield, with Cody Bellinger in left, Spencer Jones in center, and Jasson Domínguez in right.
The Red Sox also make several changes to their lineup from last night. Mickey Gasper replaces Masataka Yoshida atop the batting order. Connor Wong replace Carlos Narváez behind the dish and Tsung-Che Cheng subs in for Marcelo Mayer at short.
How to watch
Location: Fenway Park – Boston, MA
First pitch: 7:10 pm ET
TV broadcast: YES, NESN
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 (NYY) | WEEI 93.7, WESX 1230 AM, WCCM 1490 AM (BOS)
Streaming: Gotham Sports App, MLB.tv (out-of-market only)
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