The Yankees head into today’s action with a 97-61 record. They’ve clinched a spot in the AL Wild Card Game, and their magic number to claim home-field advantage has been reduced to two as they head into the final four games of the regular season. CC Sabathia (8-7, 3.77 ERA) faces off against opener Jaime Schultz (2-1, 4.55 ERA) in today’s series finale against the Rays.
Sabathia won his most recent start against Baltimore on Friday, allowing only two runs on six hits over six frames. That success came on the heels of Sabathia’s worst start of the year, when he gave up five runs on seven hits and didn’t make it out of the fourth inning against Toronto.