Yanks’ Carlos Rodón is set to begin Game 2 within the AL Division Series.

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees will play either Baltimore or Kansas City in Game 2 of the AL Division Series.Carlos Rodón will start the game.

The news came from Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake on Wednesday.

Gerrit Cole, winner of the AL Cy Young Award, will start the first game on Saturday and is set to throw Game 4 of the best-of-five series on October 10. Rodón was set to throw a Game 5 on October 12.

Rodón, a left-handed pitcher who is 31 years old, had a 16-9 record with a 3.96 ERA in 32 starts on the second season of a $162 million, six-year deal. In 14 games in 2023, which didn’t begin until July 7 because of a strained left wrist and back pain, he went 3-8 and had his worst ERA ever (6.85).

New York still hasn’t chosen who will start Game 3 on Monday.