With their seasons on the line, both the Red Sox and Yankees will hand the ball to rookie starting pitchers in Game 3.
When the Red Sox and Yankees take the field on Thursday night, it’ll mark just the fourth time ever the two franchises have squared off in a winner-take-all postseason game.
And with their seasons on the line, both clubs will hand the ball to rookie starting pitchers.
Red Sox left-hander Connelly Early and Yankees right-hander Cam Schlittler have been announced as the starting pitchers for Game 3 of the AL Wild Card series. Both rookies started the season in Double-A and have given their teams a massive boost since joining their respective big league rotations.
Early is only making his fifth career MLB start, and according to OptaStats he will be the first pitcher ever to start a winner-take-all playoff game within 30 days of making his big league debut.
“I’m super excited about it,” Early said postgame, adding that he’d only found out he’d be starting two minutes earlier. “Really good feeling and just ready to get out there.
