After dropping two games to the Mets earlier this week and looking lethargic in the first game against the Royals, the Yankees find themselves in position to get the brooms out today in the finals of this four-game set against Kansas City. A win today would keep the wind in the Yankees’ sails as they prepare for the Seattle Mariners, recently fortified by the acquisition of Luis Castillo.
Jordan Montgomery takes the mound today for the Yankees. Monty is fresh off his absolute worst start of the season, a 2.1 inning stinker against the Mets when he allowed five runs (four earned) and took the L.