New York Yankees double up the Cleveland Guardians to take commanding lead in ALCS

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of the ALCS.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 6-3.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he grinded it out.  The bullpen pitched great and the offense was led by Gleyber Torres who had three hits.  Aaron Judge also had three RBI including a two-run homerun. 

Cole pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up six hits and two runs with four walks and four strikeouts.  Clay Holmes picked up his second win of the postseason pitching 2/3 of an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one, Tim Hill pitched 1 2/3 innings with a strikeout and Tommy Khanle pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with a strikeout.  Luke Weaver pitched an inning giving up a hit and a run. 

Tanner Bibee started for the Guardians and he pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with two of them being earned.  He walked one and struck out two and took his first loss of the postseason.  Cade Smith pitched 1 2/3 innings with two strikeouts, Tim Herrin pitched an inning giving up a hit and he struck out one and Eli Morgan pitched a perfect inning.  Erik Sabrowski pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and an unearned run with a walk, Pedro Avila pitched to one batter and got him out and Hunter Gaddis pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs.  Ben Lively pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a walk with two strikeouts. 

Torres had three hits, Juan Soto had a hit and drew a walk and Judge had a hit and three RBI.  Jazz Chisholm had a hit, Anthony Volpe had two hits and drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had two hits.  Alex Verdugo had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Torres, Verdugo, Chisholm Jr. and Rizzo each hit a double.  Judge hit a homerun and the Yankees were 2-10 with runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Chisholm Jr. was caught stealing. 

Steven Kwan had a hit and drew a walk, Kyle Manzardo had a hit and Jose Ramirez had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk.  Josh Naylor had two hits and an RBI, Lane Thomas had a hit and drew two walks.  Will Brennan had an RBI, Andres Gimenez drew two walks and Brayan Rocchio had two hits.  Ramirez hit a homerun and the Guardians were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base.  Ramirez had a stolen base and Rocchio and Brennan each committed an error.  Sabrowski had a pickoff. 

In the bottom of the first Judge reached on an error and a run scored giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Verdugo hit an RBI double and the lead was extended to 2-0.  Judge hit a sac fly and it was 3-0 Yankees.  In the top of the fifth Naylor hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 3-1.  Brennan grounded out making it 3-2.  In the bottom of the sixth Rizzo hit an RBI double pushing the lead to 4-2.  In the bottom of the seventh Judge hit a two-run homerun extending the lead to 6-2.  In the top of the ninth Ramirez hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 6-3 and that would be the final score.  The Yankees take a commanding 2-0 series lead and will head to Cleveland for Game 3 on Thursday afternoon. 

New York Yankees defeat the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-2.  Carlos Rodon got the start for the Yankees, and he pitched well.  The bullpen did their job, and the offense was led by Juan Soto who had two hits. 

Rodon pitched six innings giving up one run on three hits.  He walked none and struck out nine and earned his first win of the postseason.  Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout, Tim Hill pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up three hits and a run and Luke Weaver pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a walk and he struck out four.  Weaver earned his fourth save of the postseason. 

Alex Cobb started for the Guardians, and he pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up five hits and three runs with three walks and three strikeouts.  Cobb took his second loss of the postseason.  Joey Cantillo pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up a run and three walks with a strikeout, Pedro Avila pitched 2 2/3 innings with a strikeout and Erik Sabrowski pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with three strikeouts.  Andrew Walters pitched an inning giving up a walk and he struck out one. 

Gleyber Torres had a hit and drew a walk, Soto had two hits, an RBI and drew a walk and Aaron Judge had an RBI and drew a walk.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, an RBI and drew a walk, Anthony Volpe drew a walk and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and drew a walk.  Alex Verdugo had a hit and drew a walk, Soto and Stanton each hit a homerun, and the Yankees were 0-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Hill committed an error, and Wells had a passed ball. 

Steven Kwan had a hit and an RBI, David Fry had a hit and Lane Thomas drew a walk.  Jhonkensy Noel had a hit, Andres Gimenez had a hit and Brayan Rocchio had two hits and an RBI.  Rocchio hit a homerun and the Guardians were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

In the bottom of the third Soto hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead.  Two wild pitches pushed the lead to 3-0.  In the bottom of the fourth Judge hit a sac fly and it was 4-0 Yankees.  In the top of the sixth Rocchio hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the seventh Stanton hit a solo homerun extending the Yankees lead to 5-1 and in the top of the eighth Kwan hit an RBI single making it a 5-2 game.  5-2 would be the final score and the Yankees have a 1-0 series lead with Game 2 on Tuesday night in the Bronx. 

New York Yankees double up the Cleveland Guardians to even series

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-2.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he had to grind it out.  The bullpen pitched well and Anthony Volpe and Anthony Rizzo led the offense with two hits each. 

Cole pitched six innings giving up five hits and two runs with three walks and eight strikeouts.  Ron Marinaccio pitched 2/3 of an inning and walked one, Wandy Peralta won his second game of the season pitching 2/3 of an inning and giving up one hit and Michael King saved his second game of the season pitching 1 2/3 innings and giving up a walk and he struck out three. 

Tanner Bibee started for the Guardians and he pitched 5 1/3 innings giving up four hits and two runs with no walks and five strikeouts.  James Karinchak pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up two hits and a run with a  walk and a strikeout and he lost his fourth game of the season and Eli Morgan pitched 1 1/3 innings giving up three hits and a run. 

Volpe had two hits and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and Rizzo had two hits and an RBI.  DJ LeMahieu had a hit and an RBI, Harrison Bader had a hit and Willie Calhoun had a hit and an RBI.  Oswaldo Cabrera had a hit, Jose Trevino drew a walk and Torres hit a double and Volpe and Calhoun each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-5 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.  Volpe had two stolen bases and Rizzo was caught stealing.  Cole committed an error. 

Steven Kwan drew a walk, Amed Rosario had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had two hits and drew a walk.  Josh Naylor had a hit and an RBI, Josh Bell had a hit and drew two walks and Andres Gimenez had an RBI.  Will Brennan had a hit, Naylor hit a double and the Guardians were 1-10 with runners in scoring position and left ten men on base.  Kwan had a stolen base and Bibee committed an error. 

In the third Naylor hit an RBI double and Gimenez hit an RBI groundout giving the Guardians a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Volpe hit a solo homerun and Rizzo hit an RBI single tying the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh Calhoun hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead and in the bottom of the eighth LeMahieu hit an RBI single pushing the lead to 4-2 and that would be the final score. 

The two teams will play the rubber game on Wednesday night. 

New York Yankees defeat Guardians in Game 5 to take ALDS

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night in Game 5 of the ALDS.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-1.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and was good, the bullpen was also very good.  Aaron Judge had two hits to lead the offense. 

Cortes pitched five innings giving up three hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts.  Cortes picked up the win.  Jonathan Loaisiga pitched two innings giving up three hits and he struck out two, Clay Holmes pitched a perfect inning with two strikeouts and Wandy Peralta pitched an inning giving up two hits and he struck out one. 

Aaron Civale started for the Guardians and he pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up two hits and three runs with a walk and a strikeout.  Civale took the loss, Sam Hentges pitched 1 2/3 innings giving up a hit and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Trevor Stephan pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up a run and a walk with four strikeouts and James Karinchak pitched 2 1/3 innings giving up three hits and he struck out three.  Emmanuel Clase pitched 1 1/3 innings with a walk and two strikeouts. 

Gleyber Torres drew two walks, Judge had two hits and an RBI and Anthony Rizzo had a hit and an RBI.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit and three RBI, Josh Donaldson had a hit and Harrison Bader drew two walks.  Jose Trevino had a hit, Stanton and Judge each hit a homerun.  The Yankees were 2-7 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Torres had a stolen base. 

Steven Kwan had two hits, Amed Rosario had a hit and drew a walk and Jose Ramirez had a hit and an RBI.  Gabriel Arias had a hit, Austin Hedges had a hit and Owen Miller had a hit.  Luke Maile had a hit and the Guardians were 0-6 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base. 

In the first Stanton hit a three-run homerun giving the Yankees a 3-0 lead.  In the bottom of the second Judge hit a solo homerun pushing the lead to 4-0.  In the third Ramirez hit a sac fly cutting the lead to 4-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Rizzo hit an RBI single making it a 5-1 game and that would be the final score. 

The Yankees move on and the Guardians season ends.  The Yankees will begin the ALCS in Houston on Wednesday and Thursday nights.  They will have off on Friday before returning home for the weekend. 

New York Yankees take game 1 ALDS over the Cleveland Guardians

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday in Game 1 of the ALDS.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Gerrit Cole started for the Yankees and he pitched very well.  The Yankees bullpen was good and Anthony Rizzo and Harrison Bader each hit a homerun to power the offense. 

Cole pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up four hits and a run with a walk and eight strikeouts.  Cole picked up the win, Jonathan Loaisiga pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits, Wandy Peralta pitched 1 1/3 innings and he struck out one and Clay Holmes pitched to two batters retiring them both. 

Cal Quantrill started for the Guardians and he pitched five innings giving up four hits and four runs with three being earned.  He walked three and struck out five and lost the game.  Trevor Stephan pitched an inning with a strikeout, Enyel De Los Santos pitched an inning giving up a hit and James Karinchak pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout. 

Aaron Judge drew a walk, Rizzo had a hit and two RBI and Giancarlo Stanton drew a walk.  Josh Donaldson had two hits and drew a walk, Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and Jose Trevino had an RBI.  Bader had a hit and an RBI, Bader and Rizzo each hit a homerun and the Yankees were 1-2 with runners in scoring position and left one man on base.  Judge had a stolen base and Kiner-Falefa committed an error. 

Steven Kwan had two hits and an RBI, Jose Ramirez had two hits and drew a walk and Andres Gimenez had a hit.  Myles Straw had a hit, Gimenez and Ramirez each hit a double and Kwan hit a homerun.  The Guardians were 0-8 with runners in scoring position and left eight men on base.  Rosario had a stolen base, Gonzalez and Hedges each committed an error.  Gonzalez had an outfield assist. 

In the third Kwan hit a solo homerun giving the Guardians a 1-0 lead.  In the bottom of the third Bader hit a solo homerun tying the game at one.  In the bottom of the fifth Trevino hit a sac fly giving the Yankees a 2-1 lead.  In the bottom of the sixth Rizzo hit a two-run homerun extending the Yankees lead to 4-1 and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of their playoff series on Thursday night. 

New York Yankees walk-off against the Cleveland Guardians

 

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday.  The game took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 5-4.  Nestor Cortes started for the Yankees and he pitched well and Isiah Kiner-Falefa led the offense with a couple of hits. 

Cortes pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up a hit and two runs with two walks and eight strikeouts.  Clay Holmes pitched 2/3 of an inning, Chad Green pitched an inning giving up three hits and two runs and Miguel Castro pitched a perfect inning with a strikeout and earned his first victory of the season. 

Cal Quantrill started for the Guardians and he pitched 6 1/3 innings giving up six hits and three runs with three walks and two strikeouts.  Enyel De Los Santos pitched to two batters and struck them both out, Bryan Shaw pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up a hit and Nick Sandlin pitched to one batter and struck him out.  Emmanuel Clase pitched 2/3 of an inning giving up two hits and two runs and he walked one and struck out one and lost his second game of the season and also got his first blown save of the season. 

DJ LeMahieu had a hit, Anthony Rizzo had a hit and Josh Donaldson had a hit and an RBI.  Aaron Hicks had a hit and drew a walk, Joey Gallo had a hit and drew a walk and Kiner-Falefa had two hits and two RBI.  Kyle Higashioka had a hit and an RBI, Gleyber Torres had a hit and an RBI and Kiner-Falefa hit a double.  Donaldson hit a homerun and the Yankees were 3-6 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base. 

Myles Straw had a hit, Josh Naylor had two hits and two RBI and Austin Hedges had a hit and two RBI.  Naylor and Hedges each hit a homerun and the Guardians left one man on base.  Straw had an outfield assist. 

In the fifth Naylor hit a two-run homerun giving the Guardians a 2-0 lead.  In the bottom of the fifth Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI single cutting the lead to 2-1.  Higashioka hit into a double play but it was a sac fly tying the game at two.  In the bottom of the seventh Donaldson hit a solo homerun giving the Yankees a 3-2 lead.  In the eighth Hedges hit a two-run homerun giving the Guardians back the lead at 4-3.  In the bottom of the ninth Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI double to tie the score with two outs and Torres hit an RBI single to win the game.  It was a pinch hit and a walk-off for Torres. 

The Yankees will look for the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon. 

New York Yankees get past the Guardians with some Aaron Judge power

 The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night.  The game took place at 

Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York and the final score was 4-1.  Jameson Taillon started and 

pitched well but Michael King dominated out of the pen.  Aaron Judge led the offense with two 

homeruns.  

Taillon pitched five innings giving up seven hits and a run.  He walked none and struck out five and

earned his first win of the season.  King pitched three innings giving up a hit and he struck out eight.

Aroldis Chapman pitched an inning giving up a hit and struck out two earning his fourth save of the 

season.  

Eli Morgan started for the Guardians and he pitched three innings giving up a hit and two runs with 

two walks and five strikeouts.  Morgan lost his first game of the season.  Logan Allen pitched an inning

giving up two hits and a run with a walk and two strikeouts, Tanner Tully pitched two innings giving up 

two hits and a run with a walk and Konnor Pilkington pitched two innings giving up two hits and he 

struck out two.  

DJ LeMahieu had a hit and drew a walk, Judge had two hits, three RBI and drew a walk and Anthony 

Rizzo had a hit.  Giancarlo Stanton had a hit, Josh Donaldson drew two walks and Gleyber Torres had a

hit.  Isiah Kiner-Falefa had a hit and an RBI, Judge hit two homeruns and the Yankees were 1-5 with 

runners in scoring position and left seven men on base.  Judge had an outfield assist.  

Steven Kwan had two hits, Franmil Reyes had a hit and an RBI and Josh Naylor had two hits.  

Amed Rosario had two hits, Bryan Lavastida had a hit and Andres Gimenez had a hit.  Kwan and 

Naylor each hit a double and Reyes hit a homerun.  The Guardians were 0-8 with runners in scoring

position and left seven men on base.  

In the bottom of the third Judge hit a two-run homerun giving the Yankees a 2-0 lead.  In the fourth 

Reyes hit a solo homerun cutting the lead to 2-1.  In the bottom of the fourth Kiner-Falefa hit an 

RBI single extending the Yankees lead to 3-1.  In the bottom of the fifth Judge hit a solo homerun

making it a 4-1 game and that would be the final score.  The two teams will play game two of three on 

Saturday afternoon.