Despite a somnolent showing by the offense last night, the Yankees have a chance to get back in the series win column in the rubber game against the Guardians. They’ve got their ace on the mound, who should have a little extra to prove following his first bad outing on the year.

Max Fried suffered his worst start in pinstripes last time out against the Dodgers , giving up six runs on eight hits in five innings as Los Angeles came from behind to win, 8-5. He is leaning on the fastball more than at any point in his career — two-thirds of his pitches are either the four-seamer or sinker this year — and that came back to bite him with pretty much the whole Dodgers lineup hunting the heater. Despite the clunker, Fried still places comfortably among the top-ten qualified starters in the AL

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