Why the Yankees can win the World Series

The New York Yankees are set to renew their postseason rivalry with the Boston Red Sox for the seventh time, a rematch of last year’s AL Wild Card Series. After advancing in three games, including eight shutout innings with 12 strikeouts by Cam Schlittler in Game 3, the Yankees target their long-sought 28th World Series title. Even with uncertainty around Aaron Judge’s availability, the team’s regular season produced strong indicators: second-best AL record despite Judge playing 66 games, a +138 run differential (top in MLB run differential), and offense that led the AL in runs per game (4.59) with .409 slugging. The pitching staff posted MLB-best 3.24 ERA and .222 opponent average. Game 1 starter is Schlittler on Tuesday night, with Max Fried set for Game 2.