How Austin Wells can help Yankees win World Series despite horrendous slump
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Austin Wells’ most important job of this postseason is what he’s doing behind the plate.
His offense, which has been inconsistent at times throughout his rookie season, has been underwhelming or worse in October. It helped land him on the bench in Game 3 of the ALCS against Cleveland and got him dropped from the cleanup spot to eighth in the lineup.
But if the Yankees are going to beat the Dodgers to win their first World Series title since 2009, they’ll have to continue to pitch well and Wells is a key part of that.
And it will begin Friday in Game 1 in Los Angeles with Gerrit Cole on the mound.
In 10 regular season starts with Wells behind the plate, Cole pitched to a 2.83 ERA, as opposed to Cole’s 4.91 ERA in six starts pitching to Jose Trevino.
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