“He’s got some late movement, so at times it’s going to be hard to square him up,” Joe Girardi said. “We hit some balls hard off him, but he did a good job.”
The lefthander (5-2) held the Yankees to two runs on five hits over 6.1 innings, his only mistakes coming on solo home runs by Alex Rodriguez and Jacoby Ellsbury.
“He’s got some late movement, so at times it’s going to be hard to square him up,” Joe Girardi said. “We hit some balls hard off him, but he did a good job.”
The lefthander (5-2) held the Yankees to two runs on five hits over 6.1 innings, his only mistakes coming on solo home runs by Alex Rodriguez and Jacoby Ellsbury.
Yankees starter Ivan Nova is primarily a fastball-and-curveball pitcher, throwing those two pitches 95 percent of the time this season. He throws his curveball 29 percent of the time, the third-highest rate among qualified AL starters (minimum 10 starts).
This might not be the best strategy against the Red Sox, who are hitting .261 against curveballs this season, best in the major leagues. In particular, Hanley Ramirez (who might not play due to injury) is hitting .357, and Mookie Betts is hitting .346 against curveballs (the major league average is .211).
Though they might not have success against the curveball, David Ortiz andAlejandro De Aza have had success against Nova in the past. Ortiz is 8-for-22 (.364) with a HR and four RBIs, and De Aza is 7-for-10 (.700) with a home r
Yankees starter Ivan Nova is primarily a fastball-and-curveball pitcher, throwing those two pitches 95 percent of the time this season. He throws his curveball 29 percent of the time, the third-highest rate among qualified AL starters (minimum 10 starts).
This might not be the best strategy against the Red Sox, who are hitting .261 against curveballs this season, best in the major leagues. In particular, Hanley Ramirez (who might not play due to injury) is hitting .357, and Mookie Betts is hitting .346 against curveballs (the major league average is .211).
Though they might not have success against the curveball, David Ortiz andAlejandro De Aza have had success against Nova in the past. Ortiz is 8-for-22 (.364) with a HR and four RBIs, and De Aza is 7-for-10 (.700) with a home r
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