Oct. 15 (UPI) — Carlos Rodon allowed just three hits and one run and had nine strikeouts in six innings to silence the Cleveland Guardians and give the New York Yankees a 1-0 lead in the American League Championship Series.

Outfielder Juan Soto and designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton each hit a home run in Monday’s 5-2 triumph at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees host the Guardians in Game 2 on Tuesday in New York.

“That was a dominant performance in Game 1 of the championship series,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said of Rodon. “It was really nice to see how well he was in command. Because it is intense. He is emotional sometimes. I thought he did it all so well.”

“That’s what he’s capable of when he dials in like that.”

Rodon retired 15 of the first 17 batters he faced, including a streak of 11 consecutive batters. Soto marked the first run with a solo shot from 401 feet and led at the end of the third round. The Yankees scored two more runs off wild pitches in the same inning.

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge scored on a sacrifice fly to second baseman Gleyber Torres in the fourth for a 4-0 lead.

The Guardians finally got on the scoreboard when shortstop Brayan Rocchio hit a 378-foot solo home run for the lead in the sixth. Stanton responded with a 439-foot solo home run in the seventh.

Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan drove in the final run of the game with an RBI single in the eighth. Then Yankees reliever Luke Weaver came into the game and didn’t allow a hit or run in the final 1 2/3 innings to earn his fourth save of the postseason.

The top-seeded Yankees host the No. 2 Guardians in Game 2 on Tuesday at 7:38 p.m. EDT on TBS. Game 3 is Thursday in Cleveland.

The winner of the best-of-seven game series will face the winner of the National League Championship Series in the World Series. The No. 6 New York Mets defeated the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 in Game 2 on Monday in Los Angeles to even the series at 1-1.

Game 3 of the NLCS is Thursday at 8:08 p.m. in Queens.