Will Will Warren Be Good Enough To Propel New York Yankees In Game 1?

Will Warren has been inconsistent this season. He was bad to start the season, but good for four starts (setting a career-high after career high in strikeouts), then he was bad in his last start against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He faces Walker Buehler in this game. Buehler has slightly better statistics than Warren.

However, the Red Sox are dysfunctional and are missing Alex Bregman, so maybe Warren, and all his pitch movement, will set another career high in strikeouts. Most likely, the game will be decided by the bullpens. The Yankees are a little better there. Do you think Warren will set a new career high in strikeouts?

Warren Pitches In Historic Rivalry

This is the second consecutive important start for Warren. He did not fare well against the Dodgers, so maybe big stages are uncomfortable for him. He may do better in this outing. First, he faces Buehler, who has similar statistics to him. Walker Buehler is 4-3 with a 4.44 earned run average. Will Warren is 3-3 with a 5.19 earned run average.

That is a winnable matchup for Warren. Second, the Red Sox’s batting order is not as good as the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Red Sox are missing the injured Alex Bregman, but the enigmatic Rafael Devers is dangerous and always hurts the Yankees. There is no doubt that the short porch in the right field of Yankee Stadium is enticing to him.

A fun pitching fact, despite having been in the big leagues for some time, Warren has yet to face the Yankees’ biggest rivals. On the other hand, while Buehler has not faced the Yankees wearing a Red Sox uniform, his experience in The Bronx is notable and not easy to forget. He did pitch for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 World Series against the Yankees. He started one game and was on the mound in relief as the Dodgers beat the Yankees.

The Batting Advantage Goes To the Yankees

New York has 12 home runs over the past 10 games. They lead Major League Baseball in home runs. The Yankees have 26 extra-base hits as a team while slugging .387. In that time, New York is averaging 7.5 hits per game and batting .229. Aaron Judge is batting .375 over the last 10 games with a team-high three home runs. Paul Goldschmidt has two doubles, a triple, a home run, and four walks while batting .262 in that time. He is slumping.

Over the last ten games, Boston has hit six home runs. In that time, the Red Sox are slugging .356 with 25 extra-base hits. Boston is batting .251 as a team with 8.9 hits per contest. In that span, Ceddanne Rafaela leads the Red Sox in home runs with four and runs batted in with six. Devers is hitting .216 with two doubles and 10 walks.

It Is D-Day

Tonight, the Yankees are going to celebrate the anniversary of D-Day by giving away a bobblehead of Yogi Berra. The Yankee great is in a navy uniform. He participated in the D-Day landings.

Conclusion

Will Warren pitch well enough tonight for the Yankees to win? That is the question Yankee fans are asking. He has the potential to pitch well, and he has both a decent pitching matchup and a beatable Red Sox batting order. The Yankees need not look past this game to the two nationally televised games against the rival Red Sox coming up. If the Yankees sweep the Red Sox in this series, they will bury their rivals.