Who needs a full complement of rest heading into the MLB playoffs? Certainly not Houston Astros ace Dallas Keuchel.
The dominant southpaw took the mound on short rest for the first time in his career Tuesday in the do-or-die American League Wild Card Game and shut out the New York Yankees in six innings on the way to a 3-0 victory. In all, Keuchel notched seven strikeouts and only allowed three hits in those six frames and silenced a raucous crowd at Yankee Stadium.
MLB Stat of the Day pointed out it was more of the same from Houston's ace against the Bronx Bombers:
No one had more shutout innings vs the Yankees in 2015 than @kidkeuchy.