The American League Championship Series heads to Cleveland, where the New York Yankees lead the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 after their big sluggers swept the AL Central champions in the first two games in the Bronx. Giancarlo Stanton and Juan Soto both hit home runs in New York’s 5-2 win in Game 1, while Aaron Judge hit well in New York’s 6-3 win in Game 2. The Yankees haven’t been to the World Series since 2009, and they’re halfway to their 41st AL pennant in the 2024 ALCS.

With the series heading to the Midwest, the Guardians have an opportunity to get back into the series on home soil, where they have been good this year. At 50-30, Cleveland had the American League’s best regular-season home record. The Guardians also won two of the three games at Progressive Field in the ALDS against the Tigers.

The Yankees are sending starter Clarke Schmidt (0-0, 3.86 ERA, 4.2 IP, 4 K 1 BB in the 2024 postseason) to his second playoff start against Matthew Boyd, who has not allowed a run in his two playoff appearances Postseason outings (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 6.2 IP 10, K 3 BB) for the Guardians, with first pitch scheduled for 5:08 p.m. ET.

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