Guardians Beat Yankees in Extras 4-2 to Tie ALDS at 1 Game Apiece

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NEW YORK, NY –

Game 2 was set in New York on Friday afternoon. The game was supposed to be played on Thursday night but was postponed due to inclement weather. The Guardians ace Shane Bieber took the mound looking to lead Cleveland to a key win. The Yankees brought Nestor Cortes, who could be an ace in a lot of MLB rotations, to the bump in Game 2. The Yankees were looking to take a 2-0 series lead in to Cleveland on Saturday.

Battle of the Bullpens

Despite the great starting pitcher matchup, the bullpen took on the clutch innings. Both Nestor Cortes and Shane Bieber gave up just 2 runs in their respective outings. The Cleveland bullpen was led by Trevor Stephan who struck out all 4 Yankee batters he faced. Including Aaron Judge who marked his 4^th strikeout of the game. The Yankees bullpen was led by Jonathan Loaisiga who went a perfect 1.2 innings. In the end it was typical starter Jameson Taillon, who came out of the bullpen and took the loss for the Yankees.

Guardians Play Their Brand

During the regular season, the Guardians finished 29^th out of 30 teams in total home runs. On Friday afternoon, most of the offense came from multi-hit innings. In the 4^th inning, it was Andres Gimenez who hit a single to score Josh Naylor. His RBI single made it a 2-1 Yankee lead. In the 5^th inning, despite the typical lack of power, Amed Rosario hit a solo home run to center field to tie the game up at 2. It was not until the 10^th inning where Jose Ramirez blooped a double into shallow left. A throwing error by Yankee 3^rd baseman Josh Donaldson allowed him to get to third with no one out. A bloop single by Oscar Gonzalez, then an RBI double by Josh Naylor gave the Guardians a 4-2 lead.

Pitching Lines

Cleveland Guardians:

Shane Bieber: 5.2 IP, 5H, 2 ER, 3BB, 7K

Trevor Stephan: 1.1 IP, 4K

James Karinchak: 0.2IP, 3BB, 2K

Emmanuel Clase (win): 2.1 IP, 1H, 1BB, 2K

New York Yankees

Nestor Cortes: 5.0 IP, 6H, 2ER, 3BB, 3K

Lou Trevino: 0.2IP, 1BB, 2K

Jonathan Loaisiga: 1.2IP

Wandy Peralta: 1.0IP, 2K

Jameson Taillon (loss): 0.0IP, 3H, 2ER

Clarke Schmidt: 1.0IP

Game 3

The ALDS shifts to Cleveland on Saturday at 7:37PM on TBS. Triston McKenzie looks to continue his hot streak for the Guardians and take advantage of homefield. Luis Severino will take the bump for the Yankees and build off his strong finish to the regular season.