Tonight the New York Yankees (87-75) and Houston Astros (86-76) kicked off the 2015 MLB Post-Season with the American League Wild Card Game. Masahiro Tanaka (12-7, 3.51 ERA) on an extra days rest faced off against Dallas Keuchel (20-8, 2.48 ERA) on three days rest for the first time in his career. It was a pair of playoff debut’s for both pitchers, yet a majority of the pre-game news centered on the Yankees decision to keep Jacoby Ellsbury out of the starting lineup.
Non the less, October baseball was back in the Bronx where it belongs, and Yankee stadium was electrifying during the pre-game National Anthem.