Yankees strike first with Game 1 win over Guardians in ALCS

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The New York Yankees struck first in the ALCS, as they defeated the Cleveland Guardians at their home Yankee Stadium, 5-2, in Game 1 on Monday night. 

Juan Soto, who had good numbers coming into this game off Guardians starter Alex Cobb, was already 1-for-1 with a single when he stepped to the plate in the bottom of the third inning to lead things off. 

Cobb delivered a two-seam fastball too high in the zone and Soto was all over it, launching a solo homer to left center field through the swirling winds in the Bronx to get on the board first. It was Soto’s first homer as a Yankee in the postseason. 

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New York Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton (27) celebrates with outfielder Alex Verdugo (24) after scoring a run on wild pitch during the third inning against the Cleveland Guardians in game one of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner-Imagn Images)

But that wasn’t the only scoring for New York in the frame, as Cobb started to lose control of his pitches. He walked Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Anthony Volpe after two outs sprinkled in between before rookie manager Stephen Vogt in favor of the lefty Joey Cantillo. 

Cantillo, though, did not have control of his own stuff and Bo Naylor couldn’t handle it behind the plate, as Judge scored on a wild pitch. Then, after walking Anthony Rizzo, Stanton scored on yet another wild pitch to make it 3-0. 

Meanwhile, the tone was truly set on the mound for New York by Carlos Rodon, who was a workhorse through six innings in his second postseason outing.

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