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MLB Probable Pitchers for Monday, October 17 (Who's Starting for Every MLB Team Today?)

By Ben Heisler

New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon gets the ball in a win-or-go-home Game 5 of the ALDS tonight against Cleveland's Aaron Civale.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Jameson Taillon gets the ball in a win-or-go-home Game 5 of the ALDS tonight against Cleveland's Aaron Civale. / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
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It's all hands on deck for Game 5 of the American League Division Series tonight when the Cleveland Guardians face the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.

Cleveland had a chance to end the ALDS with a 2-1 lead heading into Game 4 Sunday night, but Yankees ace Gerrit Cole pitched a gem, allowing just the two runs through seven innings and striking out eight Guardians batters in New York's 4-2 victory. Cole is now 2-0 this postseason with a 2.03 ERA.

Meanwhile, after not losing a game the entire second half of the season, Guardians starter Cal Quantrill fell to 0-2 in the postseason with a 5.40 ERA. He didn't pitch poorly, giving up three earned runs through five innings, but that ended up being the difference in the game.

With the series headed back to the Bronx, let's take a look at tonight's probable pitching matchup for Game 5, along with the latest odds, run line and total for tonight.

Guardians vs. Yankees Probable Pitchers

  • Guardians: Aaron Civale - RHP (5-6, 4.92 ERA)
  • Yankees: Jameson Taillon - RHP (14-5, 3.91 ERA)

In a do-or-die matchup, both teams are forced to turn to pitchers who have never started a postseason game as a result of Thursday's game being rained out in New York.

Jameson Taillon currently enters the matchup with an ERA of, wait for it, infinity this postseason. The veteran right-hander pitched in the 10th inning of Game 2 in New York, allowing two earned runs on three hits without recording an out in Cleveland's 4-2 victory.

He's opposed by right-hander Aaron Civale of the Guardians, who was anything but impressive this season. However, down the final stretch of September and October, he was at his best; going 3-0 record with a 3.27 ERA, 23 strikeouts and just two walks in his final four starts. Civale has yet to pitch in the postseason after being left off Cleveland's American League wild card roster.

Curious on how to wager on tonight's matchup? BetSided will have full betting previews, as well as our favorite props, anytime home run picks, parlays, NRFI / YRFI and more throughout the course of the day HERE.

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