Yankees Tied in AL Division Series: Series Dynamics Shift

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00:00So here we are, Joe, tied at a game apiece. The Yankees entered Game 2 as the home favorites,

00:08even with Rodon facing off against Reagans, and they were greater than a $4 favorite to win the

00:15American League Division Series outright. Still a hefty favorite as we head back to KC tomorrow

00:21evening, the first playoff game inside Kauffman Stadium since a World Series run in 2015. But

00:28how much closer, Joe, do you feel this series is going to be after what you watched last night?

00:34The best two out of three now, Ben. It's a short series. So now all of a sudden,

00:39it's very, very dangerous if you are the Yankees. And we had said going into the series that,

00:45listen, you can't shut down just one of the dynamic duo on the Yankees with Soto and Judge.

00:51You have to shut both of them down in order to give yourself a chance to win. And sure enough,

00:57they've done a pretty good job of that, have the split. Now they go home with a guy that they have

01:02been able to rely upon the entire season, who had one of the best seasons of his career on the mound,

01:09and Seth Lugo, got to take on a guy that was hit or miss on injuries all year long. Now Clark

01:16Schmidt is back. This is, all of a sudden, the Yankees, a little bit head-scratching here.

01:22They're going to have to have one of those two guys explode here over the next couple of games

01:28for them to be able to win this thing.