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Carlos Rodón Named Yankees’ Sport 1 ALCS Starter for 2024 MLB Playoffs; Cole Begins G2

Adam Wells October 13, 2024 Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images Carlos Rodón will make the biggest start of his New York Yankees tenure on Monday night. Yankees manager Aaron Boone announced on Sunday that Rodón will be the Game 1 starter in the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians. Gerrit Cole, who started

Carlos Rodón Named Yankees’ Sport 1 ALCS Starter for 2024 MLB Playoffs; Cole Begins G2

Adam WellsOctober 13, 2024

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 28: Carlos Rodon #55 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the fourth inning during a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on August 28, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Image Of Sport/Getty Images)

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Carlos Rodón will make the largest begin of his New York Yankees tenure on Monday evening.

Yankees supervisor Aaron Boone announced on Sunday that Rodón would be the Sport 1 starter within the American League Championship Collection in opposition to the Cleveland Guardians.

Gerrit Cole, who began the closing Sport 4 of the ALDS in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals on Thursday, is expected to start out Sport 2 on common relaxation.

Rodón and Clarke Schmidt had been the 2 most blatant candidates to start out Sport 1 of the ALCS.

Schmidt pitched 4 scoreless innings in opposition to the Royals earlier than they lastly go to him for 2 runs within the fifth inning of Sport 3 on Oct. 9. He solely pitched in 5 video games after the All-Star break on account of a strained lat.

Rodón struggled in his begin in opposition to the Royals in Sport 2. He allowed 4 runs on seven hits in 3.2 innings of the Yankees’ 4-2 loss. The left-hander was excellent within the second half previous to that begin with a 2.91 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 68 innings in 12 begins.

There’s not a platoon for Boone through the use of a lefty begin in opposition to Cleveland’s lineup. The Guardians had a greater OPS vs. left-handed pitching (.751) in comparison with right-handed pitching (.685).

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Cleveland superior to the ALCS by beating arguably the perfect left-handed beginning pitcher in MLB this season. Lane Thomas’ grand slam off Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in Sport 5 of the ALDS on Saturday capped off a five-run fifth inning of their 7-3 win to advance.

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LANE THOMAS. GRAND SLAM. @CLEGUARDIANS ON TOP.#ALDS pic.twitter.com/9bxvHY59T9

Rodón hasn’t confronted the Guardians in 2024. The Yankees gained 4 of the six head-to-head conferences between the 2 golf equipment in the course of the common season.

Cleveland supervisor Stephen Vogt has but to announce his Sport 1 starter. Probably the most-likely candidate is Alex Cobb, who allowed two runs in three innings in opposition to the Tigers on Oct. 9.

The Guardians and Yankees will play Sport 1 of the ALCS at Yankee Stadium on Monday at 7:38 p.m. ET.

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