NEW YORK – A.J. Hinch has picked righthander Colin McHugh to start Game 1 of the Division Series against the Kansas City Royals on Monday.
McHugh, who set a career-high for victories for the second consecutive year, was 19-7 with a 3.89 ERA this season.
“I’m excited,” McHugh said of the Game 1 nod in the best-of-five series at Kauffman Stadium. “I’ve been telling everybody all day today ‘I want to pitch. I want to pitch, want to pitch, give me a chance to pitch.’
“To be able to have that chance on Thursday is a real blessing.