The New York Yankees are on the cusp of reaching their first World Series since 2009, but they’ll have to get past a Cleveland Guardians team that has shown some offensive life in the last two games. While Cleveland triumphed in Game 3, they couldn’t quite complete the comeback in Friday night’s Game 4 loss, leaving them vulnerable to elimination in Saturday night’s Game 5 in Ohio.
LHP Carlos Rodón will take the mound for the Yankees and look to build on his impressive outing in Game 1, when he pitched six innings, gave up just one run and struck out nine. For the Guardians, it’ll be righty Tanner Bibee, who has a 3.60 ERA this postseason. He pitched 1.1 innings in Game 2 against the Yankees, giving up two earned runs and striking out two.
Can the Yankees finish the job and avoid going back home to New York for a Game 6? We’ll find out soon enough.
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