After an encouraging start to this 10-game road trip, the Yankees have suddenly found themselves the losers of three straight, dropping last night’s series opener 4-3. They’re not playing a great team right now, but they’re also not playing like a great team right now, and it’ll be up to Jameson Taillon to act the stopper in tonight’s contest.
Taillon’s been the definition of average this season, with a 101 ERA- and 102 FIP- on the year. He’s coming off a strong start against the Athletics last Thursday, throwing six innings of one-run ball, albeit with just two strikeouts.