Two-time All-Star starter Marcus Stroman was moved to the New York Yankees’ bullpen on Sept. 13, where he has remained since.

I’m a realist,” the right-hander said. “I realize the game's valued around swing-and-miss, especially going into the playoffs."

The New York Yankees recently moved starting pitcher Marcus Stroman to the bullpen, but the 33-year-old right-hander has handled the switch well. "I have

Cole and Rodon are locks to pitch Games 1 and 2, which leaves Game 3 up in the air. Cortes has really pitched well down the stretch, and Gil is on the short list of AL Rookie of the Year candidates so they are likely the safer bets to start a game if necessary.

The Athletics' JJ Bleday has smacked 20 homers and collected 57 RBI so far this year. He has 72 runs scored, a strikeout rate of 19.4%, and a walk rate of 10.6%. His slash line is .246/.329/.450.

Given that the Yankees are currently three games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East with 12 games to go for both teams, the Yankees would need at least nine wins/Orioles' losses in order to finish the regular season with the same record as Baltimore. However, in that scenario, it is very likely that Baltimore would hold the tiebreaker.

Juan Soto walked up to manager Aaron Boone in the middle of the game and told him the banged-up left knee that kept him out of the lineup was feeling good enough for the slugger to give the New York Yankees one at-bat if a key moment came.

Juan Soto, scratched from the lineup due to injury, approached Yankees manager Aaron Boone in the dugout before collecting a huge, pinch-hit RBI. Here's what he said.

New York Yankees star right fielder Juan Soto was scratched from the lineup a day after hurting his left leg sliding into a wall to make a catch