In Game 4 of the ALDS, the Red Sox have the luxury of using a recent Cy Young winner to wrap up the series. They’ll also be starting a pitcher with zero playoff wins, and a 5.33 postseason ERA.
Originally slated to start Game 3, Rick Porcello will take the mound Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium with a chance to clinch Boston’s first trip to the ALCS in five years. Porcello’s start was bumped back a day, following a key relief appearance in Boston’s Game 1 win, which marked the first time in 12 career playoff outings that Porcello pitched, and his team won.