Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. After a Monday night dampened by rain, Game 5 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians Tuesday afternoon got off to a bang for the home team thanks to Giancarlo Stanton.
Guardians starter Aaron Civale was going to have a short leash by manager Terry Francona in this win-or-go-home battle, but Stanton made it much shorter than Cleveland would have liked.
After Civale allowed two runners to reach base in the first inning — Gleyber Torres walked on four pitches and Anthony Rizzo was hit by a pitch — Stanton mashed an outside cutter into the right-field seats to make it 3-0 Yankees from the jump. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Giancarlo Stanton of the New York Yankees hits a three-run home run against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning in Game 5 of an American League Division Series at Yankee Stadium Oct.
18, 2022, in New York. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images) Stanton had a home run earlier this season off Civale July 2 in Cleveland, where he went 2-for-4 on the day.