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| Oct 8 | Oskeim Sports | 4% | [MLB] (925) Tampa Bay Rays at (926) New York Yankees Time: 7:10 PM EDT |
New York Yankees -135 |
| Analysis: New York starter Jordan Montgomery takes the mound with a 5.11 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in ten starts this season but those surface statistics are grossly misleading. Montgomery boasts a 3.87 FIP and a 3.65 xFIP, together with a 9.61 K/9 rate and a 1.84 BB/9 rate (47 strikeouts to only nine walks. The southpaw has suffered from negative variance in the form of a .320 BABIP and a 65.0% LOB%. Montgomery induces soft contact (26.1% Soft%) and finished with a hard-hit rate that ranked in the 88th percentile. While limited, Montgomery has postseason experience. He made three starts in 2016 for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre, posting a 2.84 ERA that helped his team win the Triple-A National Championship over El Paso. "I know nothing compares to the major leagues, but when we were together in 2016 in the minor leagues and we won the national championship, and I know for a fact his game definitely elevated when it really counted, so I'm expecting some good stuff from Monty," New York catcher Kyle Higashioka said. New York manager Aaron Boone has stated that "all hands will be on deck" for Game 4, including the possibility that Aroldis Chapman goes two innings. Chapman pitched two scoreless innings against Cleveland in the wild-card round (24 pitches). Zack Britton, who owns a 1.89 ERA and 2.61 FIP, could also see extended work tonight since the Yankees are facing elimination. Finally, the Yankees apply to a 20-0 situation of mine that dates back to September 19, 2018. With New York standing at 35-16 as a postseason favorite and 4-1 in its previous five Division playoff games, take the Yankees and invest with confidence. |
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