Roman Anthony’s wrist damage is way worse than we thought, and honestly, for Red Sox fans, it just feels sick to your stomach. With Game 2 of the AL Wild Card series an elimination game for Boston, losing their young star like this is a gut punch no one needed.
An Absolute Gut Punch For Boston
Turns out, Anthony isn’t just dealing with a re-aggravated finger thing; his wrist has muscle damage, completely different from that previous injury. The kid had to fly back to Boston Tuesday night just for more imaging. Can you imagine the pressure? He told reporters Wednesday, “I feel sick to my stomach,” and “It doesn’t feel real to be honest.” That’s brutal, man. You feel for him, especially in an elimination game like this.
MLB actually approved Boston replacing him on the Wild Card roster, bringing in Curtis Mead. Mead was a trade acquisition at the deadline and is just coming back from his own injury, having only played one regular season game for the Red Sox. Talk about jumping straight into the fire! Because Anthony’s not active tonight, Jahmai Jones is leading off for Boston and Nate Eaton is stepping into left field. It’s a huge hole to fill, and it’s going to test their depth big time.
Winner Take All: Gray vs. Fried
The intensity of postseason baseball is absolutely ramping up tonight, and there’s no better rivalry for it than Red Sox vs. Yankees. Game 1 saw the Yankees get the W, largely thanks to Cam Schlittler’s dominance. So now, everything is on the line. The Yankees are looking to close out the series, and the Red Sox have to force a Game 3 back in The Bronx.
Tonight’s pitching matchup is must-see TV. Boston is throwing Sonny Gray, who led the entire American League in wins this season. That’s a monster stat! But New York is countering with their star left-hander, Max Fried. This is exactly what you want in an elimination game: two aces, battling it out, with absolutely everything at stake.
Tonight’s Game 2, kicking off at 8 p.m. ET from Yankee Stadium, isn’t just another game. It’s win or go home for Boston, and New York is looking to punch their ticket. You can catch it all on NBC, or stream it live on DIRECTV, fubo, or Peacock. With the broadcast team of Jason Benetti, Joe Girardi, Lou Merloni, and Anthony Rizzo, it’s going to be wild. Don’t miss a pitch!
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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