You mean the Yankees will actually start Jazz and Rice, with their 31 and 26 homers? Ya know, more than any other Boston batter this year... (LA benched their HR leaders in the 2018 World Series because of match-ups; how'd that work out for them).
The Sox platoon because they have to, not to overanalyticize...
... speaking of the biggest Game One miracle -- not bases-loaded-no outs (Sox fans are used to that): 0-2 count to Rafaela, as usual... then 10 pitches later he walks, setting up the winning rally. Wha-?