Final Mar 31
MIN 0 -185 o7.0
CHW 9 +169 u7.0
Final Mar 31
KC 11 +104 o8.5
MIL 1 -113 u8.5
Final Mar 31
BOS 5 +131 o9.5
BAL 8 -142 u9.5
Final Mar 31
COL 1 +273 o9.0
PHI 6 -310 u9.0
Final Mar 31
TEX 3 -125 o8.5
CIN 14 +115 u8.5
Final Mar 31
NYM 10 -185 o8.5
MIA 4 +169 u8.5
Final Mar 31
PIT 1 +160 o8.5
TB 6 -174 u8.5
Final Mar 31
WAS 2 +151 o8.5
TOR 5 -164 u8.5
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LAA 5 +144 o8.0
STL 4 -157 u8.0
Final Mar 31
SF 7 +109 o8.0
HOU 2 -118 u8.0
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CLE 2 +121 o7.5
SD 7 -131 u7.5
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DET 9 +108 o7.5
SEA 6 -117 u7.5
Final Mar 31
CHC 18 -146 o8.5
ATH 3 +135 u8.5
Final Mar 31
ATL 1 +193 o8.0
LAD 6 -213 u8.0
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New York @ Cleveland Preview

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Last Meeting ( Oct 18, 2024 ) NY Yankees 8, Cleveland 6

CLEVELAND -- It has been so long since the New York Yankees played in the World Series that Giancarlo Stanton was a 19-year-old Florida Marlins minor leaguer the last time it happened.

With four home runs this postseason alone, Stanton has powered the Yankees to a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series against the Cleveland Guardians. Game 5 is set for Saturday at Cleveland.

Stanton's latest playoff home run, his third of the ALCS, was a three-run blast that helped New York to an 8-6 victory in Game 4. With one more victory, New York is headed to its first World Series since 2009.

"I just try to get any bit of information I can, any bit of film, all the swings I need. I exhaust it and that's why I'm exhausted after these," said Stanton, who hit six home runs in the 2020 postseason. "You're not always going to go out there and perform well, but as long as I have all the information I can, I'll be in a good spot."

It was Stanton who appeared to give the Yankees a victory in Game 3 on Thursday with a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning. But the Guardians tied it with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on a home run from Jhonkensy Noel and a game-ending drive from David Fry in the 10th.

Unfazed, the Yankees took a 2-0 lead six pitches into Game 4 on a home run from Juan Soto and never trailed, although the Guardians did rally again. Stanton hit his three-run home run for a 6-2 New York lead but the Guardians came back to tie the game in the eighth inning before they were put on the brink of elimination by two Yankees runs in the ninth.

New York is set to send left-hander Carlos Rodon (1-1, 4.66 ERA) to the mound Saturday. He was 16-9 with a 3.96 ERA in 32 regular-season starts but did not face Cleveland until Game 1 of the ALCS, when he gave up one run over six innings and earned the win.

"I think I'll go home and do a little bit of just rewatching of Game 1 and see how I sequenced," Rodon said. "As far as what I'm going to use (in Game 5), I'm not really going to be able to tell you that, but I know I'm going to go out there and compete similar to how I did."

The Guardians' Game 5 starter will be right-hander Tanner Bibee (0-1, 3.60), who went 12-8 with a 3.47 ERA in 31 regular-season starts. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings in Game 1 of the ALCS and took the loss when he gave up three runs (two earned) on five hits.

The Guardians will need all they can get from Bibee after their bullpen has been taxed over the past two games, while closer Emmanuel Clase has struggled. Clase gave up two runs while recording one out in Game 3 and gave up two more runs in Game 4 while taking the loss.

"Everybody is tired," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said when asked about his bullpen. "I think we've used them a lot. We've had to. It's who we are."

After their big home runs in Game 3, the Guardians tied Game 4, first by pulling to within a run in the seventh inning on an RBI double from Jose Ramirez, followed by a two-run double from Josh Naylor. In the eighth, Cleveland caught a break by scoring the tying run on David Fry's comebacker.

This time, though, the Guardians could not complete the rally and could see their season end with a loss on Saturday.

"We're going to show up ready to win," Vogt said. "That's who these guys are."

--Field Level Media

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