Nestor Cortes, Nick Pivetta Are Starting Today As New York, Boston Continue Their Series Today In Boston Massachusetts
Nestor Cortes, Nick Pivetta are starting today as New York, Boston continue their series today in Boston Massachusetts.
Nestor Cortes who is a left handed pitcher comes into the game with a record of 2-2 with an earn run average of 2.79.
Nick Pivetta unlike Nestor Cortes is a right handed pitcher!
Nick Pivetta comes into the game with a record of 9-7 with an earn run average of 4.63.
“according to espn.com”
But could mother nature get in the way of their starts?
That is a possibility!
Why?
Because there is 40% chance of rain at first pitch then an hour after chances of rain increases at 51% then it goes down to 47% , 44% at 6:00pm, 7:00pm.
In this game New York, the team that wears the pinstripes is going to be looking to win the series!
Boston is going to be be looking to even the series up!
New York who is a member of the American League East comes into the game with a record of 87-67 is in third place in the American League East,is trailing by one game for the top American League Wild Card spot.
Why?
Toronto lost Minnesota , dropping Toronto two games behind New York behind the team that wears the pinstripes.
New York defeated Boston 8-3 on Friday night as they opened up their three game series in Boston Massachusetts.
In the game Gerrit Cole bounced back verses Boston in Boston Massachusetts!
How?
He hurled six sold innings and in the process got his inaugural win at Fenway Park by a score of 8-3.
Got his inaugural win at Fenway Park!
Offensively Gerrit Cole was supported by Giancarlo Stanton, Gleyber Torres!
How?
Giancarlo Stanton hit a three run homer as part of a four-RBI performance, Gleyber Torres homered to continue his hot streak.
New York’s offense hammered Nathan Eovaldi for seven runs and seven hits over 2 2/3 innings.
Gerrit Cole had this to say about his teams performance!
"It was really good for us to strike and get into the game quick," said Cole, who notched his first career win at Fenway. "It allowed us to be able to challenge some guys, knowing that a solo home run would still hold the lead early. That was really big for us."
This is a great game, and we should sleep well tonight, "We played tremendous on both sides of the baseball. When the alarm clock goes off tomorrow morning, we'd better prepare the same way and not take any pitch for granted. Tomorrow's going to be a tough one too."
“according to an article by Bryan Hoch on mlb.com”
Boston comes into the game with a record of 88-66 , is second place 7.0 games back of Tampa Bay who is leading the American League East and is up a game on New York in the wild card standings though they didn’t win on Friday night because they lost by a score of 8-3.
Why?
Nathan Eovaldi was hammered by the Yankees in the opener of a key three-game showdown between two teams in fierce competition in the American League Wild Card standings and the Red Sox took an 8-3 loss.
Nathan Eovaldi had this to say about the loss to New York!
It's frustrating," said Eovaldi. "We know how important this game is tonight. We know where we stand in the hunt for the Wild Card and the playoffs. To be able to come in tonight, I have to be able to set the tone, first game of the series, and I didn't do that tonight. It's extremely frustrating for me."
“according to an article by Ian Browne on mlb.com”
First pitch is set for 4:10pm from Fenway Park!
The game is going to be televised on NESN, Major League Baseball Network, Yes!