Former Wolfpacker, Carlos Rodon, taking the ball in Game 2 for the Yankees

The New York Yankees will open up their AL Division Series matchup against either the Royals or the Orioles on Sunday. They will obviously be going with their ace, Gerrit Cole. However, they announced on Wednesday that they will be going with former NC State pitcher, Carlos Rodon, for Game 2 on Monday.

He was in contention to start Game 2 with Luis Gil and Clarke Schmidt, but Schmidt is just coming back off of inury and Gil has been erratic down the stretch. Meanwhile, Rodon has been solid.

Rodon hasn’t given up more than 2 runs in any of his previous 5 starts and has 34 strikeouts over that span.

Rodon finishd the season with a 3.96 ERA and 195 Ks. That’s the second most strikeouts in his career (best was 237 with San Francisco in 2022). It was his 4th best season in terms of ERA over his 10 year career.

But, the former Wolfpacker hasn’t fared very well against Baltimore this season. Over 2 starts he has a 9.00 ERA. However, he has dominated Kansas City. In those 2 starts he has a 2.08 ERA and 12ks over 13 innings.

Let’s hope he’s matched up against KC in this one!