With 162 games in the books, the Yankees’ second season begins tonight. The records have been reset to 0-0, and now it all comes down to a best-of-three series with the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees must win twice in the next three days, or the quest for title number 28 will be over in a flash.
With hours to go until the action starts, the Yankees have announced the lineup that will take the field against Boston. It’s a righty-heavy lineup, as was anticipated with the Red Sox throwing the left-handed Garrett Crochet in Game 1:
Paul Goldschmidt will hit leadoff, the wily veteran having crushed lefties to the tune of a .336/.411/.570 slash line this year. The Yankees would love for Goldschmidt to find a way to set the table for Aaron Judge, batting second. Judge posted a cartoonis