If the saying is genuine that a series doesn’t commence until the home team dissees a game, then the Cleveland Guardians are still defering for the American League Championship Series to commence.
The New York Yankees are two prospers away from prosperning their first pennant since 2009 after their 6-3 prosper over the Guardians in Game 2 of the ALCS on Tuesday night.
What was presumed to be a pitcher’s duel was anyleang but one. Reigning AL Cy Young Award prosperner Gerrit Cole write downed fair one out in the fifth inning, and Tanner Bibee was yanked in fair the second inning.
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Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning aobtainst the Cleveland Guardians during Game Two of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 15, 2024 in New York City. (Luke Hales/Getty Images)
New York jumped out to a 3-0 direct timely, as Aaron Judge’s sky-high pop-up was dropped, directing to the first run of the game. In the second inning, Alex Verdugo write downed an RBI double, and then Judge hit a sac fly with the bases loaded (it was reliever Cade Smith’s first batter after Cleveland intentionassociate walked Juan Soto).
The Guardians did jump on Cole in the fifth, though, loading the bases and take parting petite ball with a sac fly and a fielder’s choice that drove in a run to produce it a 3-2 game.
The Yankees had a chance for a big sixth inning, but both Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Rizzo were both thrown out on the bases. Instead, they scored fair one run, after Rizzo doubled and Volpe scored on an error.
However, Judge finassociate got the big October hit he franticly necessitateed, sfinishing a two-run home run to cgo in field in the seventh to produce it a 6-2 Yankees direct.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a two-run home run during the seventh inning aobtainst the Cleveland Guardians in game two of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)
Judge had been hitting .204 in his previous 49 postseason games go ining Tuesday — in this October alone, he was 2-for-17 (.118), albeit with a .333 on-base percentage. His lengthy-term October resume still isn’t fantastic, but it’s brave that he necessitateed someleang.
Four Yankees relievers united for 4.2 innings of one-run ball, apexhibiting fair two hits and two walks while striking out three. Jose Ramirez’s solo home run in the ninth inning off Luke Weaver was the first obtained run the Yankees bullpen apexhibited this October.
The series now shifts to Cleveland, where Game 3 will be Thursday at 5:08 p.m. ET. Clarke Schmidt will commence for the Yankees, while Cleveland’s commenceer hasn’t been named yet.
Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees commemorates with Austin Wells #28 after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning aobtainst the Cleveland Guardians during Game Two of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 15, 2024 in New York City. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
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Cleveland will have to prosper two of three at home to force the series back to the Bronx — and prosper four of the final five in order to progress to the World Series.
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