After taking last night’s contest 5-1, the Yankees have a chance to sweep this series of playoff contenders with their 11th consecutive victory tonight. To do that, they’ll likely need a mercurial pitcher to build off his previous strong start.
Andrew Heaney shocked the world — and that’s only a little hyperbolic — last week, pitching seven innings of one-run ball to deliver a win over the Red Sox. There were definitely parts of that game to be concerned about — just a 2:1 K:BB rate and an unsustainably low .059 BABIP — but, he hasn’t exactly inspired confidence in any of his other starts this season, so let’s be optimistic.