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Boyd will start Thursday in Game 3 of the ALCS against the Yankees, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports. Boyd will be on regular rest and was the obvious choice for Guardians manager Stephen Vogt in Game 3 after Boyd struck out 10 over 6.2 shutout innings in two ALDS starts versus the Tigers. The left-hander will be opposed by Clarke Schmidt.
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Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Friday that Boyd will start Saturday in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Tigers, Mandy Bell of MLB.com reports. Boyd will be on regular rest after holding the Tigers scoreless over 4.2 innings with five strikeouts in Game 2 on Monday. The left-hander will be opposed by Tarik Skubal in the winner-take-all affair.
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Boyd is expected to start for Cleveland in Game 2 of the ALDS versus Detroit, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. It will be a revenge game for Boyd, who pitched for the Tigers from 2015 to 2021 and again in 2023. The left-hander joined the Guardians for the 2024 campaign and began the season on the IL with an elbow injury before making his Cleveland debut Aug. 13. In the majors, Boyd registered a 2.72 ERA, 1.13 WHIP and 46:13 K:BB over 39.2 innings across eight starts. Ben Lively, who made 29 starts for Cleveland during the campaign, was left off the team's ALDS roster.
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Boyd (2-2) took the loss against St. Louis on Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out six batters over four innings. Boyd wasn't tagged for a large amount of runs and yielded a modest four hits, but he issued three free passes and needed 88 pitches to get through four frames. Short starts have been the norm for the southpaw of late -- across his past three outings, he hasn't gone deeper than 4.1 innings despite yielding a tolerable five earned runs over 11 frames during that stretch. Boyd has had his strikeout stuff working, though, as he's posted 20 punchouts across those 11 innings.
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Boyd escaped with a no-decision in Monday's 4-3 win over the Twins, giving up three runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks over 2.2 innings. He struck out five. The veteran southpaw got the hook after 64 pitches (39 strikes) when four straight batters reached base in the third inning thanks to two walks and two hard-hit singles. Boyd has failed to last five innings in either of his last two outings, but he still has yet to allow more than three earned runs in any of his seven starts since joining the Guardians' rotation, delivering a 2.52 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 40:10 K:BB through 35.2 innings. He'll look to bounce back in his next start, which is scheduled to come on the road this weekend in St. Louis.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CLE | 8 | 8 | 39.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 13 | 32 | 2.72 | 1.13 |
| 2023 | DET | 15 | 15 | 71.0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 25 | 69 | 5.45 | 1.32 |
| 2022 | SEA | 10 | 0 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1.35 | 0.97 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/21 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 4.0 | 4 | 3.00 | 3 | 6 | 1.75 |
| 9/16 | vs  |
- | - | - | 2.2 | 5 | 2.79 | 3 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 9/11 | @  |
- | - | - | 4.1 | 6 | 2.33 | 2 | 9 | 1.85 |
| 9/06 | @  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 2.35 | 0 | 6 | 0.50 |
| 8/31 | vs  |
- | 1 | - | 6.0 | 4 | 2.65 | 0 | 8 | 0.67 |
| 8/25 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 6.0 | 3 | 3.27 | 1 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 8/20 | @  |
- | - | - | 5.1 | 4 | 5.40 | 4 | 2 | 1.50 |