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Marley RiveraESPN Writer
SAN DIEGO – The New York Yankees have never started the league in less time than the traditional four-day rest period. Neither Tampa has two rays of flamethrower Tyler glass.
Still, both will be mounds on Friday for the winner-take-all Game 5 of the American League Division Series, as the final duel of AL East rivals is 2020.
Glassno, who was a big character to pour the winner into the second game of the series, molded the Yankees’ lineup to a postseason-record 18 times, starting Game 5 with just two days off. The glass has not been able to rest for less than four days since July 2018, when it was used primarily by the Pittsburgh Pirates as a relief.
“I knew the same thing five minutes ago,” Glasgow said after the Yankees’ do-1-1-1 win at Petco Park on Thursday night. , I just know I’m starting tomorrow. But I feel good about it, I’m excited and I’m ready to come out tomorrow. “
Glasno threw 93 pitches in five innings in Game 2, giving up four runs and three hits, two of which were home runs by slagger Giacarlo Stanton, and a string kingout. 10 and claimed that a short rest would not be an issue Friday.
“I’ll be fine,” he said. “I feel really good as long as I’m healthy. I’m ready to go.”
ALDS Game 1 winner Cole has never been on a short break at the start of 216 careers, including the postseason. However, his manager and teammates had no other choice.
“I’m excited to see him on the pitch, there’s no question,” said manager Aaron Boone. “He’s excited to get the ball with the opportunity to help us move forward. To be able to hand over the ball to the best clock in the game, he gets some rest. But I’m just excited to see him go. Get out and compete the way he always does. Is. “
“We’re going to win,” added first baseman Luke Voyette, who led all baseballs with 22 homers in the regular season and hit the first in the postseason on Thursday night. “[With] Garrett on the mound, it is the best situation possible for us and we are locked and loaded. But it’s also a big game for them. We know we’ll get their best and they’ve got all their bullpen weapons for tomorrow, so we know we’ll fight. “
Outfielder Aaron Judge would have said best after Cole’s 13-strikeout performance after the Yankees’ 12-3 win over Cleveland during the wild-card round: “That’s why we got him. We didn’t get to throw him in April, we couldn’t throw him in May. We threw him a postseason baseball for the Yankees. “
Cole explained that since joining ALDS he has been preparing for the possibility of pitching in Game 5, consulting with some of his former teammates. And yet, he started some preparations for his debut, but Cole said he’s not worried about the quality of his pitch at short breaks.
“I’ve talked to a few people who have done it before, and it’s probably not going to be sustainable for the whole season, but certainly the human body is capable of doing it,” Cole said. “We saw the Brewers Ride CC [Sabathia] That majestic run very difficult. [The Astros] Put Justin Verlander there before a short break, that’s why [Zack] Greenk and so is Dallas [Keuchel], Some of the people I talked about. You just have to go there and do your job. When the light is on, even if it rests for three, four, five, six, seven days … then you have to do your job. “
Part of their 4 324 million investment for the Yankees will definitely be this time, and Cole said he enjoys the intensity of the moment. And he will win Game 5 or pack the cleats by February.
“It’s a special opportunity. I think everyone thinks it’s going to be a special game.” “Anytime you’re in line in a do-or-die game, your teammate has confidence in you, your manager has confidence in you, always feels good as a player. You always want to be out there in the big moment.” The team may have chosen to win the series before Game 5, but, hey, we’re here, and that’s part of the way we’re going to end up, so we have to get over it. “
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