Max Fried Is Hopefully Recovered From Blister To Lead New York Yankees In Game 3

Max Fried has the most important start of his career tonight in Toronto. The Yankees hope Max Fried is recovered from the blister on the index finger of his pitching hand. This game is a fantastic pitching matchup with Max Fried opposing Chris Bassitt.

With both the Yankees and the Blue Jays winning a game each so far in this series, this rubber game will determine if the Yankees can win this series in Toronto. Ben Rice’s ninth-inning home run last night was the biggest hit the Yankees got this season. Now they have their ace Max Fried, going for them in game 3. Do you think the Yankees will win this series against Toronto?

Game 3 Pitching Preview: Max Fried vs. Chris Bassitt

This might be the best pitching matchup so far this season. Max Fried is pitching for the Yankees, and he is facing Bassitt, the real ace of the Toronto Blue Jays. Max Fried is the ace of the Yankees, and he gives them a good chance to win this rubber game. If they do so, they will win a series in Toronto. The Blue Jays had won, before last night’s loss, 11 games in a row at home. Max Fried has a difficult job ahead of him because he is being opposed by Bassitt, who is having a great season for the Blue Jays.

Max Fried is 11-3 with a 2.43 earned run average. His earned run average has risen in his last four starts. It is not all the blister, though, that affected him in his last start. Likely, the other three were due to that famed statistical phenomenon, regression to the mean. Whatever the cause, the Yankees hope he can get back on track in this huge start against Toronto. His 113 strikeouts in 20 starts are great. The Yankees need him to be an ace.

Max Fried is being opposed by Bassitt. Bassitt is 10-4 with a 3.89 earned run average. His 109 strikeouts in 113.1 innings pitched are bad news for the free-swinging Yankees. Expect him to get many strikeouts tonight. It is said that Kevin Gausman is the ace of the Blue Jays, but Bassitt is.

Mistakes Will Dictate the Outcome

The Toronto Blue Jays are the type of team that takes advantage of the mistakes their opponents make. It is going to be that way in tonight’s game. Max Fried could pitch great, but if the Yankees make mistakes in what is sure to be a close game, the Blue Jays will take advantage of them and win.

Anthony Volpe, the Yankees’ Gold Glove shortstop, has been a primary culprit. The last two nights, he committed throwing errors. That gives him 13 errors for the season, and ties him with Willy Adames for the most in Major League Baseball. His throwing errors led directly to three Toronto runs. The runs were crucial, leading to one tie and giving the Blue Jays the winning run on Monday.

Volpe’s fielding errors have hurt Carlos Rodon and Tim Hill. Will they hurt Max Fried? Volpe is not the only player on the Yankees who is making mistakes. His batting average has dipped to .212, compounding his poor fielding. Yankees Manager Aaron Boone called him elite, and Volpe apologists point out he is only 24.

Volpe is not elite, and he is playing the highest-profile position in sports. Shortstop for the New York Yankees. So, he cannot be young. It is fair to wonder if Volpe’s poor statistics are the result of a sophomore slump. That may be, but we also may be seeing the true level of Volpe.

Final Thoughts

This is a very important game for the Yankees. They must feel confident with ace Max Fried pitching for them. He is the right guy, but he is being opposed by Bassitt, who has similar statistics to Max Fried. This is likely to be a low-scoring game. Mistakes are likely to decide the outcome. That is bad news for the Yankees, who make a lot of mistakes.