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The Yankees probably will be playing the Red Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series when the postseason begins next week.
Congratulations have poured in for New York Yankees left-hander Carlos Rodon after latest announcement from the MLBPA.
Focused on October, New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone made a key rotation decision regarding starter Carlos Rodon for the regular-season finale.
The New York Yankees need to address a recent development that significantly changes the starting rotation going into the playoffs.
Carlos Rodon is on a historic run of form on the mound, joined only by one other player in the history of Major League Baseball.
But following Marcus Semien’s one-out single in that second inning that led to an unearned run, Rodón retired 15 of the next 16 batters he faced before Carson Benge’s base hit ended his night with one out in the seventh.
The New York Yankees defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 in the first game of a Tuesday doubleheader to secure the American League's No. 4 seed and home-field advantage in the wild-card round. Cody Bellinger 's two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning was all the Yankees needed offensively.