The Yankees clinched their spot in the American League Wild Card Game last Saturday, and their magic number to claim home-field advantage has been reduced to one as they head into the final three games of the regular season. Barring a complete and unprecedented collapse, that winner-take-all affair on October 3rd will be held at Yankee Stadium.
When Aaron Boone announced the rotation for this weekend’s series at Fenway Park, some inferred the manager’s intentions regarding the Yankees’ Wild Card Game starting pitcher. With J.A. Happ bumped ahead of Lance Lynn to pitch Friday, and Luis Severino scheduled to start Sunday, Boone seemed to anoint the former while eliminating the latter.