Pitching dominated in game one of the Red Sox at the Yankees, and it might in game two as Tanner Houck takes on Clarke Schmidt. Houck comes into the game with a 3.24 ERA in 169 2/3 innings. It looks like he can reach 190 innings, and if he goes really deep games, 200 is not out of the question. This season he did a great job of limiting power, with a .327 opposition slugging percentage. Schmidt uses the same three numbers in his ERA, but comes in at 2.34. His high K rate and low walk rate keep batters off base the tune of a .303 OBP.

The Athletics try to push the White Sox deeper into losing territory as Brady Basso faces Garrett Crochet. Basso makes the second start and fifth appearance of his MLB career. So far he showed some control, walking one and striking out nine in 9 1/3 innings. Crochet has been on an downward spiral since the end of July. He ranked 63 in the Bill James power ranking, but now has fallen to 80. His ERA stands at 7.32 during the slide.

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