Gary Sanchez sitting for Yankees' postseason opener Tuesday
New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the Wild Card Round on Tuesday against right-hander Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Indians.
What It Means:
Kyle Higashioka will catch Gerrit Cole and hit ninth. It's not a surprising decision after Sanchez bat .147/.253/.365 during the regular season and Cole owned a 1.00 ERA in four starts with Higashioka catching. Higashioka hit .250/.250/.521 with 4 homers and 10 RBI in 16 games.
Higashioka averaged 10.2 FanDuel points per start this season. Per our MLB Heat Map, the Yankees currently have an implied total of 3.3 runs on Tuesday.
Source:
Baseball Press
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