No Astros. No Orioles. No problem? New York knows it’s not that simple as it waits to see who it will meet in the ALCS.
For the fourth time in Aaron Judge’s nine-year career, the New York Yankees will play for the American League pennant. For the first time, they might actually win it.of the American League Division Series put them eight wins from a title. This will be easily their best shot at it.
For starters, this will be the first time the road to the World Series will not go through Houston. All three times Judge’s teams have played in the ALCS—2017, ’19 and ’22—their opponents have been the Astros. Houston won all three meetings, and in ’17 and ’22 won it all. Houston played in eight straight ALCS, advancing to four World Series , the second longest streak of all time. But the
New York will instead wait to see who takes Game 5 in the other division series, the Tigers or the Cleveland Guardians. Either opponent will lack the Yankees’ star power—and wallets. Their Opening Day payroll was more than the Guardians’ and Tigers’ combined, and the gap is even wider if you just count the ALDS rosters: The Yankees’ is nearly three times Cleveland’s and Detroit’s combined.
That extra game will offer another break for the Yankees, who can start any pitcher they like in Game 1 except for ace Gerrit Cole, whose seven innings of one-run ball on Thursday carried them to the series win. Manager Aaron Boone said he had not set up his rotation yet, perhaps in part because he does not yet know his opponent. New York’s sterling relievers, which allowed one run in 14⅓ innings against the Royals, can rest their arms.
That will mean keeping Stanton hot—according to Baseball Reference, he added 5% to the Yankees’ championship chances on his own this series—and getting Judge to join him. The Yankees’ captain was 1-for the series with an infield hit before he doubled in the sixth and scored an insurance run Thursday. “It’s been a while,” he said, “But just glad to get something going.” Cole and No. 3 starter Clarke Schmidt, who allowed two runs in 4⅔ innings in Game 3, will need to remain sharp; No.
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