![]() ![]() The AL matchup features the league’s top two regular-season teams in the 106-win Astros and 99-win Yankees, a contrast to the NL championship between wild-card San Diego and Philadelphia. Taillon will start Wednesday night’s AL Championship Series opener at Houston, which goes with Justin Verlander. ![]() Second baseman Gleyber Torres stepped on the bag to end it, then mimicked rocking a baby with the ball-a jab at Guardians slugger Josh Naylor, who made the motion rounding the bases after a homer off Gerrit Cole in Game 4. The sellout crowd of 48,178 cheered as the Yankees when Myles Straw hit a grounder for the final out. Civale had trouble throwing strikes, and the Guardians never recovered from Stanton’s three-run homer just 21 pitches in.Ĭortes dominated with three-hit ball for five innings for the win, Jonathan Loáisiga, Clay Holmes and Wandy Peralta finished with five-hit scoreless relief. Yankees manager Aaron Boone won his gamble by starting Nestor Cortes on three days’ rest over Jameson Taillon, making the late switch after Monday night’s rain caused a postponement.Ĭleveland manager Terry Francona stayed the course with Aaron Civale instead of switching to 2020 Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber on short rest. NEW YORK- Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees beat the Guardians 5–1 Tuesday in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant.
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