As I said yesterday, there may be no tonic like the Minnesota Twins, or perhaps no mask for what ails the Yankees like the team they’ve dominated for pretty well the entire century. New York took care of business yesterday in the series opener, and will look for Carlos Rodón to set them up for a series sweep with a win in game two tonight.
Rodón has had a bumpy month, with a 4.95 ERA over his last four outings, all of them coming after being named to the AL’s All-Star team. He’s averaged exactly five innings a start over that stretch, and we saw last night with Will Warren’s outing the relief — no pun intended — getting into the sixth inning (let alone the seventh) has on the rest of the pitching staff. Another strong start that sees the bullpen need to get fewer than 12 outs would be welcome, both to conserve some arms and as a sign that Carlos is on one.
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Travis Adams has bounced around the Twins’ minor league system for a few years before finally getting the call onto the MLB roster in July. He’s only made one career start to this point, a five-inning, two-run performance against the Tigers. He’s been used as a long man and “follower” for the Twins, but has been slapped around in many of those appearances. The Yankees are facing another guy they could jump all over, and should.
Austin Wells, the league’s worst hitter since July 11th, will be on the bench for the second straight game, and Ben Rice has taken his slot behind the plate. Indeed, the lineup is exactly the same as it was for Monday night’s win, and after we got good results, why not run it back?
How to Watch:
Location: Yankee Stadium — Bronx, NY
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First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. EDT
TV broadcast: YES | Twins.TV Presented by Progressive (MIN) | MLB Network (out-of-market only)
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280 | TIBN, WCCO 830, The Wolf 102.9 FM, Audacy (MIN)
Online stream: MLB.tv, Gotham Sports App
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