Tuesday’s ALDS Game 5 was a winner-take-all showdown in the Bronx. The Guardians really never had much of a chance. After the bottom of the first inning, they were already losing by three runs, and it was all downhill from there. Let’s take a look at how the stats played out.
The Starters
Cleveland rolled the dice and sent Aaron Civale to the mound in today’s elimination game. He had never started a postseason contest, and things did not fare well for the righthander straight out of the gate. Terry Francona pulled Civale after he pitched only a third of an inning.