Aaron Boone Announces Yankees' Pitching Plans for ALCS Game 4
By Parker White
The New York Yankees will send right-hander Luis Severino to the mound for Game 3 of the ALCS, but after that, the rotation gets thin.
So what will manager Aaron Boone do for Game 4? When speaking to the media on Monday, Boone said that it'll be a bullpen game, as long as the weather holds.
Aaron Boone says it'll be a bullpen game for the Yankees in Game 4 pic.twitter.com/EIa6XUBNVT
— Yankees Videos (@snyyankees) October 14, 2019
Of course, Boone went on to preface the announcement by saying it all depends on what happens in Game 3, and which arms are needed to finish that contest. Will J.A. Happ or CC Sabathia need to be used and made unavailable for the next day?
But are the Yankees going with an actual starter for Game 4? That would be a no (pending storms).
As of right now, the #Yankees are planning on a bullpen day for Game 4. Of course, that could change if weather pushes the game back a day.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) October 14, 2019
New York is going to have their hands full with Gerrit Cole in Game 3 on Tuesday. Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch hasn't named a starter for Game 4, but in all likelihood it will be right-hander Jose Urquidy. Game on? Things are about to get weird.