Overview

• Rodón and Fried’s friendship dates back to online gaming and a mutual connection through Lucas Giolito, setting the stage for on-field collaboration.
• Rodón has added a sinker and increased groundballs, cutting his hard-hit rate to career bests and deepening his outings.
• Fried has matched Rodón’s power with elevated strikeout totals, recording seven or more strikeouts in nearly half of his starts.
• Both starters share the major league lead with eight wins as Rodón carries a 2.49 ERA through 79.2 innings and Fried posts a 1.78 ERA.
• Their tandem has anchored the Yankees’ rotation amid season-ending surgery for Gerrit Cole and Luis Gil’s IL stint.