We've had flashbacks to the 1980 ALCS when the favored Yankees found themselves on the wrong end of a three-game sweep, including the clinching Game 3 for KC, when George Brett's 3-run homer off of Goose Gossage in the 7th inning put the Royals ahead to stay. After getting shelled in the first two games in Toronto, NY is on the ropes again. Shane Bieber, with a 2.60 ERA in his last three starts, is also a good option on the mound for Toronto in a close-out game. Aaron Boone has to worry that beyond the five or six innings Carlos Rodon can likely give him tonight with his bullpen mostly ineffective in this series. Play Blue Jays on the Money Line.

Even with it being an elimination game for the Yankees, the bullpen for the Bronx Bombers has hit a rough patch, and I don't foresee Aaron Boone making a huge move early unless Carlos Rodon is seriously on the ropes. If that happens, we'll hope a little bit of the trouble comes from walks. In the two starts that Rodon faced Toronto earlier this year, he walked five and three batters, with just five innings covered in each. With how hot the Blue Jays' righties have been hitting, it wouldn't surprise me to see an intentional walk somewhere with two outs to get Rodon against a lefty such as Daulton Varsho.