The Yankees still have not swept a four-game series in Kansas City, losing in walk-off fashion as Clay Holmes blew the save. They’ve likely already turned the page on that loss and are focused on the task ahead of them — three games at Fenway. The most storied rivalry in the sport will have its next chapter started tonight.
Luis Gil’s last start was one of the worst of his season, which is really saying something considering he held the Dodgers to three runs on five hits in 5.2 innings. He has vaulted himself from being optioned to Triple-A camp in spring to one of the best pitchers in MLB, his 2.
05 ERA fifth and 30.7-percent strikeout rate eighth among qualified starters. In 13 starts, Gil is 8-1 with a 2.
05 ERA (197 ERA+), 3.05 FIP, and 90 strikeouts in 75 innings. The Red Sox inexplicably have the fourth-best rotation ERA (3.
40) in baseball, but Opening Day starter Brayan Bello hasn’t exactly played a role in that. His ERA is up about a half a run from last year as he’s walking almost a batter more per nine. After an impressive rookie cameo in 2022, the last season-plus is probably more representative of his true talent as a starter — a groundball pitcher with an ERA and FIP in the mid-fours and low strikeout tallies.
In 11 starts, Bello is 6-3 with a 4.78 ERA (87 ERA+), 4.64 FIP, and 51 strikeouts in 58.
1 innings. The Yankees make just one change to the lineup from the series finale loss to the Royals, subbing in Oswaldo Cabrera at third for DJ LeMahieu. Alex .
