Game One of the ALDS between the Minnesota Twins and the New York Yankees will take place on Friday night from the Bronx. The Twins won 101 games during the regular season and pulled away from Cleveland to win the AL Central Division by eight games. Veteran DH Nelson Cruz led Minnesota win a .311 batting average and 41 home runs.
Twenty-five year old righty Jose Berrios (14-8 3.68 ERA) will head to the hill for the Twins in this contest. Through 200 plus innings, Berrios allowed 26 home runs and struck out 195 batters.
The New York Yankees won 57 of their 81 home games and navigated a number of injuries to win the AL East Division title. New York scored a major league best 943 runs during the regular season and have the deepest lineup in baseball. D.J. LeMahieu led the Yankees with a .327 batting average and drove in 102 runs.
Thirty year old left-hander James Paxton (15-6 3.82 ERA) will make his first career postseason start. New York has won each of Paxton’s last 11 starts and he has allowed just 17 runs total over that stretch.
