Follow-up imagining on Mead's fractured left wrist came back clean Monday, and the infielder has been cleared to begin mobility exercises and progress toward strength work, MLB.com reports.
Cole (7-7) took the loss against the Astros on Thursday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out five.
Schmidt (elbow) is expected to begin a rehab assignment Saturday, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.
Garcia went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run and two additional runs in a 9-3 victory versus Houston on Wednesday.
Chisholm went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, a run, an RBI and a stolen base in a 9-3 win over the Astros on Wednesday.
Follow-up imagining on Mead's fractured left wrist came back clean Monday, and the infielder has been cleared to begin mobility exercises and progress toward strength work, MLB.com reports.
Rice went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two additional runs scored in Wednesday's 9-3 win over Houston.
Gray (16-4) took the loss against the Marlins on Wednesday, allowing two runs on seven hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out five.
Cruz was diagnosed with a partial tear in his right UCL on Wednesday, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
Rodriguez took a no-decision against the Astros on Wednesday, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out six.
Time to roll the dice for Alex Cora n this wild card decider with rookie Connelly Early, a September call-up with just four and some encouraging results, though he hasn't pitched beyond five innings. Though Cora could pivot bullpen game if needed. The Yanks stayed alive last night with the 4-3 win, and Aaron Boone doesn't mind handing the ball to his own rookie, Cam Schlittler, who spun a 2.96 ERA in fourteen starts and enters off of a couple of strong outings vs. the Orioles, allowing just one run across 12 1/3 IP in two starts. The Yanks have also won in four of Schlittler's last five starts, as well as 12 of their last 14 overall. Play Yankees on Run Line
Giancarlo Stanton has struggled in his first two games this postseason, but he has strong career playoff numbers and was swinging a hot bat before this series. Stanton has 18 HRs in 43 career postseason games. Red Sox SP Connelly Early hasn't allowed a HR in his first 4 starts and the weather in NY is pitcher friendly, but Stanton has a .951 career OPS against left-handed pitchers, and the weather doesn't matter much if Stanton connects with the ball. DK is offering +414, which is a strong price compared to the +323 consensus odds. We set the line around +330 when factoring in the weather.
This probably pushes simply as home teams tend to win low-scoring winner-take-all games, but maybe we get lucky. Such a tough ask for Red Sox rookie Connelly Early (1-2, 2.33). The 23-year-old southpaw has made just four career starts and obviously this is his playoff debut. At Yankee Stadium. Against Aaron Judge and a team that slaughters lefties (league-best .797 OPS in RS). New York has won the past four outings of its rookie Cam Schlittler (4-3, 2.96 ERA in 14 starts), and he has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of those. Doubt either starter gets to the fifth inning and neither has seen the opponent yet.
