Yankees splits righties vs lefties
Regular Season |
Avg |
OPS |
vs Righties |
.253 |
.777 |
vs Lefties |
.235 |
.721 |
Postseason |
Avg |
OPS |
vs Righties |
.255 |
.805 |
vs Lefties |
.198 |
.656 |
The Dodgers have no left handed pitchers except for Banda in the bullpen.
The opposite is true for the Dodgers (they are still really good against righties, but even better against lefties.) The Yankees have Rodon, Hill, Mayza, and Cortes. The latter three in the bullpen, so they can manipulate who they face a bit.
This tells me the deciding games might be game 2 and 6. If the Yankees can steal one Rodon start, that would make a big difference in the series. Also, Banda may be more important to the Dodgers than I thought.