Though the Yankees and Blue Jays remain 7.5 games apart in the AL East standings, the first three games of this four-game set between them have each been decided by a single run. Last night, the Yankees failed to support Cam Schlittler’s strong start as their nemesis Trey Yesavage dominated them again. Thanks to the wins on Monday and Tuesday, though, the worst the Bombers can do is split with the Jays. Carlos Rodón has other plans—he’ll look to get right in his third start of the season and bring
the Yanks a much-needed series victory.
Rodón himself had harsh words for his first two outings of the year, but as I mentioned in the series preview, his woes have been almost entirely limited to getting the last out of a given inning. While velocity has been solid, his command has been spotty. Again, pay close attention to how he approaches Toronto with two outs. They’re a team that was famously pesky in 2025 with no margin for error, but they haven’t been quite at the same level this year.
The Blue Jays’ rotation only goes four deep right now; Eric Lauer was recently DFA’d, Shane Bieber is working his way back, and José Berrios just underwent Tommy John surgery, so John Schneider has no choice but to turn to a bullpen game. Righty reliever Braydon Fisher, who has a 3.08 ERA in 24 games this year, will get the opener assignment.
As far as the bulk innings, that will be handled by 25-year old Spencer Miles, who has pitched to a 2.55 ERA in 24.2 innings. Miles started a game against the Angels back on May 10th but only went three innings—scoreless innings, though. He pitched from the second to the fifth his last time against Detroit, so look for a similar strategy today.
Trent Grisham is out today after having to leave early in last night’s contest, so Spencer Jones stays in tonight. Aside from J.C. Escarra filling in for the badly struggling Austin Wells, it’s the same lineup as yesterday.
How to watch
Location: Yankee Stadium – Bronx, NY
First pitch: 7:05 pm ET
TV broadcast: YES, SN1
Radio broadcast: WFAN 660/101.9 FM, WADO 1280, SN590 THE FAN
Streaming: Gotham Sports App, MLB.tv (out-of-market only)
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