New York Daily News | Kristie Ackert: There are a lot of advantages to being a $324 million starting pitcher, but one thing that comes along with the contract is being The Guy in The Big Game. Gerrit Cole is The Guy tonight, getting the ball in the Wild Card Game against the Red Sox. After a bad September — a 6.35 ERA while battling a balky hamstring and potentially fatigue — Cole can make all the doubts around his performance disappear with a dominant start tonight.
New York Post | Ken Davidoff: We’re inundated with comparisons to the 1978 single-game playoff between the Yankees and Red Sox, but this time, we get a chance to hear it from the star of the show, Bucky Dent himself.