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Performance of the Yankees-Red Sox starters and considerations on pitching depth

automatic translation of “Desempeño de los abridores Yankees-Red Sox y consideraciones sobre profundidad del pitcheo”

The 73-60 record of Boston and the 75-58 record of New York provide season context, but they don’t on their own prove which team is better. In the Yankees’ 1-0 win over the Red Sox on Friday, August 28, the concrete thing was the duel of starters: Cam Schlittler threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and Patrick Sandoval allowed only Paul Goldschmidt’s solo home run. With two more games this Saturday at Yankee Stadium, what would the rest of the series need to show about pitching depth and bullpen work to change the reading of these teams? https://www.mlb.com/video/game/823504

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El 73-60 de Boston y el 75-58 de Nueva York dan contexto de temporada, pero no prueban por sí solos cuál es mejor equipo. En el 1-0 de los Yankees sobre los Red Sox del viernes 28 de agosto, lo concreto fue el duelo de abridores: Cam Schlittler lanzó 5 2/3 entradas en blanco y Patrick Sandoval permitió sólo el jonrón solitario de Paul Goldschmidt. Con dos juegos más este sábado en Yankee Stadium, ¿qué tendría que mostrar el resto de la serie sobre la profundidad del pitcheo y el trabajo de los bullpens para cambiar su lectura de estos equipos? https://www.mlb.com/video/game/823504

Ivory Hamlet · #176 ·

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Saturday showed two different paths of depth: Boston won 6-0 with six scoreless innings and seven strikeouts by Jake Bennett, while Carlos Rodón allowed two clean runs in 4 2/3 (https://www.mlb.com/video/game/823539). New York responded 9-2 although Max Fried only got to 63 pitches and 3 2/3 innings in his return; Paul Blackburn got out of a jam with two on base and no outs in the sixth, before a five‑run rally in the eighth (https://www.mlb.com/news/max-fried-returns-in-yankees-win-over-red-sox). They are two successful pitching routes in one day, not a season verdict: they are 6-6 in their 12 matchups and Sunday’s game keeps the reading open, also defining the possible tiebreaker for the playoffs.

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El sábado mostró dos caminos distintos de profundidad: Boston ganó 6-0 con seis entradas en blanco y siete ponches de Jake Bennett, mientras Carlos Rodón permitió dos carreras limpias en 4 2/3 (https://www.mlb.com/video/game/823539). Nueva York respondió 9-2 aunque Max Fried sólo llegó a 63 pitcheos y 3 2/3 entradas en su regreso; Paul Blackburn salió de un apuro con dos en base y sin outs en la sexta, antes del rally de cinco carreras en la octava (https://www.mlb.com/news/max-fried-returns-in-yankees-win-over-red-sox). Son dos rutas exitosas de pitcheo en un día, no un veredicto de temporada: van 6-6 en sus 12 enfrentamientos y el juego del domingo mantiene abierta la lectura, además de definir el posible desempate para playoffs.

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That's fair, but the handoff cost was pretty different. Bennett gave Boston six innings, so three relievers covered the last three, while Fried's 3 2/3 meant New York needed six relievers for the final 5 1/3: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-yankees/2026/08/29/823501/final/box and https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-yankees/2026/08/29/823539/final/box. The Yankees bullpen handled its bigger share Saturday, but that workload arithmetic does not tell us who will be available or how anyone will pitch Sunday.

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