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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK — Juan Soto homered during New York’s three-run third inning, Carlos Rodón got his first postseason win and the Yankees took advantage of Cleveland’s wildness in a 5-2 victory on Monday night in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
Cleveland became the second team to throw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches in a postseason inning and tied a postseason record with five overall. Guardians pitchers walked six in a nine-batter span and nine overall.
Giancarlo Stanton added his 13th career postseason homer for the Yankees, who are seeking a record 41st AL pennant. New York batters have walked 36 times in five postseason games.
Rodón rebounded from the Yankees’ only loss in the AL Division Series, limiting the Guardians to a pair of singles before Brayan Rocchio’s sixth-inning homer.
Steven Kwan pulled the Guardians within three runs when he extended his postseason hitting streak to a team-record 11 games with an RBI single in the eighth off Clay Holmes.
Luke Weaver entered with runners at the corners. He struck out pinch-hitter Will Brennan and retired José Ramírez on a groundout, and then followed a leadoff walk in the ninth with three straight strikeouts for his fourth save this postseason.
Game 2 is at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night (4:30 p.m. PT, TBS, truTV). Entering this year, teams taking the opener of a series with a 2-3-2 format have won 66 of 99 times.
Before a sellout crowd of 47,264 that included pop star Taylor Swift, Soto hit his first postseason homer for New York when he drove a high slider from Alex Cobb into the Yankees’ bullpen in right-center.
Making his first playoff appearance in 11 years, Cobb walked the bases loaded in the third and rookie reliever Joey Cantillo threw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches. Cobb was removed because of hip tightness and a back spasm.
Cantillo had four wild pitches overall, one shy of the record for a postseason game set by Rick Ankiel of St. Louis in a 2000 NL Division Series opener against Atlanta. The only other time a team scored twice on wild pitches in a postseason inning was by Minnesota against Oakland in the 2002 ALDS.
Rodón struck out nine and walked none, getting 25 misses among 53 swings, matching the fourth-most misses in a postseason game since pitch-tracking began in 2008. His pitches broke so much that catcher Austin Wells had to throw to first three times on strikeouts for the putouts.
Cobb dropped in 0-2 in the playoffs, making just his fifth start in a season limited by injuries. He threw 36 of 65 pitches for strikes, getting only one swing and miss, and allowed three runs, five hits and three walks in 2⅔ innings.
Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes (flexor strain in pitching elbow) is to throw a second bullpen session Wednesday and is a possibility for the World Series roster, should the Yankees advance.
Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole makes his third postseason start on Tuesday night after beating Kansas City in the AL Division Series clincher. The former UCLA and Orange Lutheran High standout is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA this postseason. Right-hander Tanner Bibee, a former Mission Viejo High star, will start for the Guardians. He had a 2.08 ERA without a decision in a pair of ALDS starts against Detroit. Bibee has pitched once at Yankee Stadium, his second major league outing in May 2023. He allowed two runs over 5⅓ innings in a no-decision, giving up Anthony Volpe’s opposite-field homer over the right field short porch.
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK — Juan Soto homered during New York’s three-run third inning, Carlos Rodón got his first postseason win and the Yankees took advantage of Cleveland’s wildness in a 5-2 victory on Monday night in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.
Cleveland became the second team to throw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches in a postseason inning and tied a postseason record with five overall. Guardians pitchers walked six in a nine-batter span and nine overall.
Giancarlo Stanton added his 13th career postseason homer for the Yankees, who are seeking a record 41st AL pennant. New York batters have walked 36 times in five postseason games.
Rodón rebounded from the Yankees’ only loss in the AL Division Series, limiting the Guardians to a pair of singles before Brayan Rocchio’s sixth-inning homer.
Steven Kwan pulled the Guardians within three runs when he extended his postseason hitting streak to a team-record 11 games with an RBI single in the eighth off Clay Holmes.
Luke Weaver entered with runners at the corners. He struck out pinch-hitter Will Brennan and retired José Ramírez on a groundout, and then followed a leadoff walk in the ninth with three straight strikeouts for his fourth save this postseason.
Game 2 is at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night (4:30 p.m. PT, TBS, truTV). Entering this year, teams taking the opener of a series with a 2-3-2 format have won 66 of 99 times.
Before a sellout crowd of 47,264 that included pop star Taylor Swift, Soto hit his first postseason homer for New York when he drove a high slider from Alex Cobb into the Yankees’ bullpen in right-center.
Making his first playoff appearance in 11 years, Cobb walked the bases loaded in the third and rookie reliever Joey Cantillo threw a pair of run-scoring wild pitches. Cobb was removed because of hip tightness and a back spasm.
Cantillo had four wild pitches overall, one shy of the record for a postseason game set by Rick Ankiel of St. Louis in a 2000 NL Division Series opener against Atlanta. The only other time a team scored twice on wild pitches in a postseason inning was by Minnesota against Oakland in the 2002 ALDS.
Rodón struck out nine and walked none, getting 25 misses among 53 swings, matching the fourth-most misses in a postseason game since pitch-tracking began in 2008. His pitches broke so much that catcher Austin Wells had to throw to first three times on strikeouts for the putouts.
Cobb dropped in 0-2 in the playoffs, making just his fifth start in a season limited by injuries. He threw 36 of 65 pitches for strikes, getting only one swing and miss, and allowed three runs, five hits and three walks in 2⅔ innings.
Yankees left-hander Nestor Cortes (flexor strain in pitching elbow) is to throw a second bullpen session Wednesday and is a possibility for the World Series roster, should the Yankees advance.
Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole makes his third postseason start on Tuesday night after beating Kansas City in the AL Division Series clincher. The former UCLA and Orange Lutheran High standout is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA this postseason. Right-hander Tanner Bibee, a former Mission Viejo High star, will start for the Guardians. He had a 2.08 ERA without a decision in a pair of ALDS starts against Detroit. Bibee has pitched once at Yankee Stadium, his second major league outing in May 2023. He allowed two runs over 5⅓ innings in a no-decision, giving up Anthony Volpe’s opposite-field homer over the right field short porch.
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