Can the Yankees actually finish the job against the Orioles? Entering this series, the Yankees’ play against Baltimore plagued them, having gone 9-7 against the cellar-dwellars on the year. At last, they’re in a position to do what they should: sweep away a team that at times looks less than major league quality.
They’ll have Jordan Montgomery on the mound to do so. Montgomery’s presence on the card has proven a double-edged sword in 2021; it’s typically meant low run outputs for Yankee opponents, but also the Yankees themselves. The left-hander, of course, has just five wins to his name on the year, in spite of a 3.