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.