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The Yankees’ Carlos Rodón wouldn’t say he’s “pissed off.”

The Yankees’ Carlos Rodón wouldn’t say he’s “pissed off.”

Carlos Rodón wouldn’t exactly describe himself as “pissed off” heading into a potential Game 6 start against the Dodgers, as Anthony Rizzo described him Tuesday.

Rodón would take the mound if the Yankees win in Game 5 on Wednesday, and they haven’t given up hope that they can do the improbable by coming back from an 0-3 deficit in the World Series.

Rizzo had pointed to a “pissed off Rodón” as one of the things that gives him hope that the Yankees can come back.

Carlos Rodon will go in Game 6 if the Yankees get that far. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST

‘Hopefully it’s the right description. I wouldn’t say pissed off,” Rodón said before Game 5 on Wednesday.

The potential Game 6 starter struggled to find the right phrase to describe his mentality heading into the outing.

“I don’t know. Slightly upset and in control. That’s too many words,” he joked.

That would be Rodón had a dismal start in Game 2 against the Dodgers.

He pitched just 3 1/3 innings and allowed four earned runs on six hits, including three home runs to Los Angeles.

Anthony Rizzo said Carlos Rodon is “pissed off.” Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post

Rodón has gone 2-2 in four postseason starts this year and has a 5.60 ERA.


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Rodón said there is a “happy medium” when it comes to finding the right mentality for a big start like the one he could face on Friday night.

“There’s a fine line,” he said. “I can’t be the buddy-buddy guy. I can’t be the guy who’s super, super angry. I have to ride the fence a little bit. I can’t go left or right.”

Carlos Rodón of the New York Yankees reacts after Teoscar Hernández of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run during the third inning. Jason Szenes/New York Post

For Rodón to even get a start in Game 6, the Yankees will have to win Wednesday night in The Bronx with Gerrit Cole on the mound.