Ben Rice was not featured in the Yankees’ starting lineup for Game 1 of the American League Wild Card Series, but he’s getting the start at first base tonight against Brayan Bello.

Game 2 is an elimination game for the Yankees, if they lose their season comes to a frustrating end for the third time at the hands of the Boston Red Sox since Aaron Boone took over as manager.

This is by far the team’s biggest game of the year to this point, and if they’re going to win they’ll need their offense to catch fire again.

After going 1-7 with RISP and having zero RBI hits in those spots, Rice could be the key to igniting a lineup that threatened multiple times but never capitalized.

Why Ben Rice Could Have a Massive Impact on Yankees’ Do-Or-Die Game

Brayan Bello has owned the Yankees in the resu

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