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Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES — New York Yankees lefty Carlos Rodon will start Game 2 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, and righty Clarke Schmidt will get the ball for Game 3 in New York on Monday.
Rodon, 31, has started three games this postseason including Games 1 and 5 against the Cleveland Guardians in the American League Championship Series. Overall, he’s 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA in 14⅓ innings in October.
He gave up just three runs in 10⅔ innings against Cleveland in the ALCS. During the regular season, Rodon was better at home than on the road, posting a 4.69 mark away from Yankees Stadium compared to a 3.11 ERA in New York.
Schmidt, 28, will be making his third Game 3 start this postseason, having pitched 4⅔ innings in each of his previous outings, against the Kansas City Royals in the AL Division Series and then the Guardians in the ALCS.
He has given up four runs on nine hits and three walks to go along with six strikeouts in his 9⅓ innings. The Dodgers have yet to announce a starter for Game 3. Righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto will oppose Rodon in Game 2.
Jack Flaherty and Gerrit Cole face each other in Game 1 on Friday at Dodger Stadium.