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Jon Berti will make his first professional start at first base when the New York Yankees play the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Monday night.
Berti, acquired from Miami just before Opening Day, hit .273 in 25 games and 66 at-bats for the Yankees this year while playing second, third and left.
With Anthony Rizzo sidelined by a pair of fractured fingers, Oswaldo Cabrera started at first in the Yankees’ opening 6-5 win on Saturday, going 1-for-4 with three strikeouts and making several sparkling defensive plays.
Rookie Ben Rice, who played at first while Rizzo was sidelined from mid-June through August, was another option on the Yankees roster.
Rizzo hopes to be back if the Yankees advance to the League Championship Series.
The Royals will start ace Cole Ragans in Game 2 after a season in which he went 11-9 with a 3.14 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 223 strikeouts. The Yankees will counter with left-hander Carlos Rodon, who went 16-9 with a 3.96 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 195 strikeouts.
The Yankees won Game 1 of the ALDS 6-5 thanks to a surprising small-ball approach from their usually power-dependent lineup. New York worked eight walks and weathered an 0-for-4 night from superstar slugger Aaron Judge, whose career playoff batting average dipped to near .200. The Yankees came out on top in a back-and-forth game with the most lead changes (five) in MLB playoff history as the winning run came when Jazz Chisholm raced home on an Alex Verdugo RBI single in the seventh inning.
The Royals will look to do their part in one of the biggest crossover nights in Kansas City sports in recent memory, as the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs will play the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football at the same time.
“I wish the best to the Chiefs tonight that they can win the game,” Royals catcher Salvador Perez said before first pitch in the Bronx. “For us, too. I think it’s a city of champions; that’s how they call Kansas City.”
That’s been the case for the last decade…
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Publish date : 2024-10-07 22:43:22
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