Overview

• Game 1 is Monday night in the Bronx with Washington turning to Brad Lord (4-6, 3.46 ERA) to face New York.
• Rookie right-hander Cam Schlittler takes the ball after carrying a perfect game into the seventh in his last start and allowing three earned runs or fewer in each of his first seven outings.
• The Yankees tweaked their order for the opener as Jasson Dominguez returns to start, Giancarlo Stanton sits, José Caballero handles shortstop over Anthony Volpe, Paul Goldschmidt plays first base, and Ben Rice catches.
• New York enters the series a half-game behind Boston for the top Wild Card slot following a split against the Red Sox.
• Projected matchups feature Luis Gil vs. MacKenzie Gore on Tuesday and Max Fried vs. Cade Cavalli on Wednesday, with Gore struggling since the break and Cavalli flashing high-velocity stuff in his return.