If the saying is real that a series doesn’t commence until the home team ignores 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 triumph 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 enrolled 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 agetst 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 enrolled an RBI double, and then Judge hit a sac fly with the bases loaded (it was reliever Cade Smith’s first batter after Cleveland intentionpartner walked Juan Soto).
The Guardians did jump on Cole in the fifth, though, loading the bases and carry outing petite ball with a sac fly and a fielder’s choice that drove in a run to originate it a 3-2 game.
The Yankees had a chance for a huge 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 finpartner got the huge October hit he hopelessly needed, sfinishing a two-run home run to cgo in field in the seventh to originate it a 6-2 Yankees direct.
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a two-run home run during the seventh inning agetst 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 extfinished-term October resume still isn’t wonderful, but it’s certain that he needed someleang.
Four Yankees relievers united for 4.2 innings of one-run ball, permiting 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 geted run the Yankees bullpen permited 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 honors with Austin Wells #28 after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning agetst 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 proceed to the World Series.
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