Contrary to popular belief, the Yankees had a successful season in 2018. The Bombers won 100 games, the club’s first triple-digit mark since 2009. The squad also set the single-season team home run record. And while the starting pitching gets a bad rap after the postseason, the staff put together a solid 4.05 ERA (3.84 FIP). That’s not all that far removed from 2017’s 3.98 ERA (4.18 FIP).
As part of the Pinstripe Alley season review series, I’m going to count down the five best starts of the year according to game score. Here’s a primer on how the metric works.