We have the MLB playoffs starting today, the NHL has its regular season beginning, and the WNBA has more playoff games.It will be a great day, and it starts early with the Phillies and Braves playing at 2 p.m.
ET.However, I have my eyes set on the game between the Red Sox and Yankees, starting at 8 p.m.
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If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.The Boston Red Sox found a way to make it to the postseason after a disastrous start to the season.
They were just 9-17 on Friday, April 24, and that was their fourth straight loss, all to AL East opponents.They ended up firing their manager, but things really didn't improve all that much.
They were 29-43 around the middle of June.Then, almost like a light switch, they found a way to start winning.From June 25 until the end of the season, the team went 55-29.
Over the course of a full 162-game season, that would give them almost 110 wins.It was one of the best runs in their history.CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JULY 7: Payton Tolle #70 of the Boston Red Sox pitches during the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field on July 7, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois.
(Photo by Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images) (Getty Images)Now they have the tough task of making it worthwhile against the Yankees.In order to try to get the first game of the series, they are sending out Payton Tolle.
For the season, Tolle went 9-6 with a 3.03 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP.He isn't one of the more well-known arms in the rotation, but he did turn in a solid performance.
He was better on the road than he was at home with a 2.50 road ERA and a .202 opposing batting average.He was also spectacular against the Yankees this season, going 13.0 innings in two starts and allowing just four hits and on...