It is September 28th, 2017...just six years removed from the greatest night in baseball history, and the Rays and Yankees are meeting up once again with a rookie taking on the ace pitcher of a staff.

That’s where the similarities end.

Tonight, Jake Faria will be taking the mound for the final time during the 2017 MLB season. The rookie has produced a tremendous rookie campaign, albeit a few stumbles along the way, but his performance early on helped propel the team into a playoff contender.

Facing Faria on the mound will be Sonny Gray, whom the Yankees acquired at the trade deadline in exchange for a trio of prospects. Since joining the Yankees, Gray has seen a surge in homeruns allowed (to be expected with the switch from Oakland to New York), but his other results have been solid.

Gray will come at opposing hitters with a fastball and sinker, sitting in the low to mid 90’s. He’ll back that us with a devastating slider that opponents are hitting just .141 off this season. His curveball, which has usually been his best pitch, has been a concern for him this year with opponents hitting over .300 against him whenever he goes to that pitch.

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