Masahiro Tanaka (12-6, 3.40 ERA) kicks off the high stakes Subway Series against Steven Matz (3-0, 1.88 ERA.) Tanaka is coming off four days rest and a seven scoreless inning victory over the Blue Jays. He faced the Mets last May, pitching a complete game four hit shutout.
New York native Matz is making his third start since coming back from a torn lat. He gave up one run on six hits through five innings against the Braves his last time out. This is his first time facing the Yanks.
There hasn’t been a Subway Series played this late in the season, and hasn’t been a more high stakes one since 2000.