Yankees vs Guardians

2022 - 10 - 15

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Yankees-Guardians Game 3 FAQ (Sat., 7:30 ET, TBS) (MLB.com)

NEW YORK -- Cleveland manager Terry Francona says you can usually gauge his anxiety by measuring the pile of chewing gum and tobacco wads littered before ...

Follow her on Twitter at [@MandyBell02](http://twitter.com/MandyBell02). [last weekend’s walk-off homer in the Wild Card Series](https://www.mlb.com/news/guardians-win-al-wild-card-series-2022?game_pk=715769) to send his team to the ALDS, Gonzalez delivered the go-ahead hit again on Friday to help keep Cleveland in the series. They’ll likely try to stay away from [Jameson Taillon](https://www.mlb.com/player/592791) after he threw 18 pitches in his first career relief appearance. [For full details click here](https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games/help-center/subscription-access-how-to-watch-mlb-postseason). [James Karinchak](https://www.mlb.com/player/675916) throwing 29 pitches and closer [Emmanuel Clase](https://www.mlb.com/player/661403) throwing 33 in his career-high 2 1/3 innings on Friday might cause the Guardians to think twice about turning to them on Saturday, but if the situation called for it, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Clase available in a pinch for Game 3. • Stanton has nine homers in 12 postseason games since Game 1 of the 2019 ALCS. [Luis Severino](https://www.mlb.com/player/622663) (7-3, 3.18 ERA) is set to make the ninth postseason start of his career (10th appearance) after finishing his season on a tremendously strong note, hurling seven hitless innings on Oct. [MLB.TV](https://www.mlb.com/live-stream-games?&affiliateId=editorial) with authentication to a participating Pay TV provider. ... Kiner-Falefa is 3-for-7 with a run, walk and stolen base in the ALDS. McKenzie, too, has been tougher on lefties (.194 BA vs. Guardians: The Guardians have been creatures of habit so far this postseason when it comes to their lineups against righties and lefties. As they dressed for their flight to Cleveland, a Bob Marley-heavy playlist spilled from the speakers of Yankee Stadium’s home clubhouse; despite the loss, Aaron Judge echoed the reggae legend’s intonation not to worry about a thing.

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ALDS: Guardians Beat Yankees to Take 2-1 Series Lead (The New York Times)

Cleveland trailed by two runs entering the ninth inning but five singles led to a three-run rally, which put the Guardians one win away from the A.L.C.S..

Bader, the Yankees center fielder, led off the fifth inning with a single. After Severino ran into trouble in the sixth inning and reliever Lou Trivino coughed up a run to trim the Guardians’ deficit to 4-3, Bader got that run back. With the rookie Oswaldo Cabrera on base after a double, Judge stepped to the plate to boos. Three of the first four batters in the frame notched hits, punctuated by left fielder Steven Kwan’s run-scoring single that gave the Guardians a 2-0 lead. But in the first two games of the series, the Guardians pitched him tough and Judge missed the few pitches he normally hit hard. After a producing one of the greatest offensive seasons in baseball history and setting a A.L. That all changed with one mighty swing in the third inning. With one more win, the Guardians would advance to their first A.L. Leading much of the game, the Yankees were now one more loss away from elimination. Then with two outs, the Guardians right fielder Oscar Gonzalez delivered the winning blow. They make a lot of contact and run the bases hard. CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Guardians do not hit a lot of home runs but they are pests to opposing pitching staffs.

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