The New York Yankees face off against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night and it will be aces wild in Ohio as Luis Severino and Corey Kluber take the mound.
A pair of aces square-off Thursday night in the opening game of a four-game set between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, a rematch of last season’s barn-burning League Division Series taken by the Bombers.
2017 AL Cy Young winner Corey Kluber takes the hill for the Tribe against last year’s third-place finisher for the AL Cy Young, Luis Severino. Both are again having Cy Young-type seasons.
Needless to say, if you like pitching, this should be a good one!
So far in 2018, Kluber is 12-4 with a 2.49 ERA and a .879 WHIP for the AL Central-leading Indians. He’s 7-1 with a 1.43 ERA at Progressive Field alone. Last season The Yankees hit a paltry .105 against “Klubot” in two regular-season losses. However, in the LDS, the Yanks hit a chunky .345 and put up nine runs over six innings in two abbreviated starts.
Suffice it to say Mr. Kluber will be looking for some revenge tonight.
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Severino, on the other hand, is 14-2 with a 2.12 ERA and 0.96 WHIP in 2018. He’s 6-2 with a 2.65 ERA on the road in 2018. Sevy struck out nine and surrendered three runs the last time he faced Cleveland, a win in last year’s LDS.
The Indians are 6-4 over their last 10 games. They’re coming off a 19-4 brutalization of the Cincinnati Reds which saw Yankee-killer and cupcake Jose Ramirez go deep twice. Ramirez has 27 HRs this season, eclipsing Albert Belle’s record for HRs before the All-Star break for an Indian. Francisco Lindor has also been hot, hitting .333 with five HRs in 10 games so far this month.
For the Bronx Bombers, they’re 5-5 in their last 10. They also are coming off a lopsided victory in Baltimore, which they took easily 9-0. Who’s hot for the Bombers? The big guys are with Giancarlo Stanton hitting .362 with three HRs in July and Aaron Judge at .333 with four HRs during the month.
It’s a rematch of last year’s thrilling Division Series and perhaps a preview of a 2018 postseason match-up. So grab a cold refreshment and strap yourself in for what should be a good one.