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Scoring runs really hasn’t been an issue for the Yankees as they have 40 in five playoff games so far. It’s slowing down the Tampa Bay offense that is now the priority as they look to stay alive in Game 4 of the ALDS (in San Diego). The Rays, whose lineup includes the scorching hot Randy Arozarena, has gone off for 7 homers and 15 runs these last two games. The burden for slowing them down falls on New York’s starter Jordan Montgomery, who will be making his first career playoff start tonight and his first start of any kind since September 24th. While Montgomery’s ERA isn’t all that great, his WHIP of 1.08 in the last three starts is certainly something to lean on here. The number of runs given up relative to the number of baserunners he allowed seems high, so it’s fair to say Montgomery pitched better in the regular season than the raw numbers seem to suggest. He also had a 24:3 strikeout to walk ratio in his last three starts. Tampa Bay is opting for the opener route, first using Ryan Thompson and then Ryan Yarbrough is the probable pitcher to follow. The Yankees need to take advantage of no dominant starter being in there. This is a lineup that’s homered 14 times in five games. They are 35-16 L51 playoff games when favored. Play on NY YANKEES

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