ALDS Game Two Thread: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

And just like that it is game time here inside Boston’s historic Fenway Park as the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox continue the 2018 American League Division Series. In the second game of this best-of-five game series the Yankees will send Masahiro Tanaka out to the mound to face off with David Price for the Red Sox. The game will be played at 8:15 pm ET inside Fenway Park and can be seen on TBS. You can also follow along with the game on WFAN with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman all postseason long.

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The Red Sox Offense vs. Masahiro Tanaka – Career

Masahiro Tanaka wants Red Sox blood, and he is going to have all he can handle tonight inside Fenway Park. Do these stats matter tonight? Probably not, especially given how much rest the Japanese-born right-hander will have tonight. Enjoy!

All stats and imagery credit go to ESPN and Baseball Reference.

The Yankees Offense vs. David Price – Career

David Price has to have a mental block built up when facing the New York Yankees by now. If he doesn’t, he should anyway. Price has officially become his own worst enemy against New York, adding in the playoff atmosphere and all the bright lights that the postseason brings, and this may be a fun game for the Yankees offense and fanbase alike.

All stats and imagery credit go to ESPN and Baseball Reference.

ALDS Game Two Preview: New York Yankees @ Boston Red Sox

The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox will continue the American League Division Series tonight inside historic Fenway Park with the second game of this best-of-five series. In the start tonight the Yankees will send Masahiro Tanaka out to the mound to face off with David Price for the Red Sox. Tanaka is out for Red Sox blood while Price is just merely looking to survive. It should be a fun one, so let’s get to it here in Boston.

Tanaka struggled in each of his last two starts before the end of the season, but tonight the right-hander heads into Fenway Park on extra rest. Tanaka gave up eight runs in eight innings pitched combined in his last two starts to post an ugly 9.00 ERA. Tanaka has been a much better pitcher in the postseason though boasting a career 1.44 ERA in four career playoff starts.

Price was great in the second half of the 2018 season posting a 6-1 record with a 2.25 ERA in 11 starts after the All-Star Break. The one blip on the radar? A start against the Yankees on September 19 inside Yankee Stadium that saw the left-hander allow six runs in 5.1 IP of work. Price also pitched against the Yankees on August 5^th inside Fenway Park and allowed two runs in six innings of work in a no-decision. Price has a career 5.03 ERA in the postseason.

The game will be played at 8:15 pm ET inside Fenway Park and can be seen on TBS. You can also follow along with the game on WFAN with John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman all postseason long.

Enjoy the game, LOL David Price, and go Yankees!!

Hello… Fortnite Hero

Good morning Yankees family and welcome back to the blog. How much Fortnite do you think David Price played since Wednesday, just on the off chance that his carpal tunnel might miraculously return and keep him from making the start tonight in Game Two of the ALDS? Asking for a friend.

And baby, I love you. I love you with all my heart. I always have, and I always will.

This Day in New York Yankees History 10/6: Midges Attack

The New York Yankees made the postseason once again in 2007 extending the team's consecutive streak of making the playoffs to 13 straight seasons as they drew the Cleveland Indians in the ALDS. On this day in 2007 the Yankees and Indians played in Game 2 of the ALDS at Jacobs Field in a game that the Yankees had in hand before the eight inning. Joba Chamberlain came in to try and hold the lead and hand the ball to Mariano Rivera but a rare infestation of insects, or midges, appeared and took over the pitchers mound and the field. Joba threw a wild pitch that allowed the tying run to score in Joba's first blown save of the season.

Also on this day in 2005 the Yankees first baseman Jason Giambi won the American League Comeback Player of the Year award. Ken Griffey Jr. won the award for the National League in the first time that the award was given out by the fans vote on MLB.com. Giambi finished the season with a .271 average with 32 home runs and 87 RBI.

Also on this day in 1995 Bernie Williams set one of his many records in postseason history as he became the first player to hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same postseason game. The Mariners fan who caught the eight inning blast was unaware of the milestone and foolishly threw the ball back onto the field.

Finally on this day in 1985 the Yankees Phil Niekro became the 18th and oldest player in major league history to win 300 games when he shut out the Toronto Blue Jays on the final game of the season. Niekro was 46 years old and 188 days and would ultimately finish with 318 victories.