Rodriguez turned in his best outing since returning from a right knee injury, throwing six innings of two-run, four-hit ball against Kansas City. The southpaw pitched to a 3.31 ERA against the Yankees last year, but he has not faced them in 2017.
Garcia will make his second start as a Yankee on Friday, opening a three-game series against the first-place Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. Garcia took the loss in his debut at Cleveland, allowing six runs (five earned) over 4 2/3 innings.