On Thursday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reported that left-hander James Paxton will start for the New York Yankees on Friday. Right-handers Masahiro Tanaka and Luis Severino will start Games 2 and 3, respectively.
Your #yankees #alds starters are set. James Paxton – game 1
Masahiro Tanaka – game 2
Luis Severino – game 3— Meredith Marakovits (@M_Marakovits) October 3, 2019
Paxton appeared in 29 games for the Yankees this season, all starts. He finished with a record of 15-6 with an ERA of 3.