The situation is always ripe for drama whenever the Yankees play the Guardians in the regular season or playoffs. The first regular season matchup was no different as the Yankees took two of three games.
The Yankees performed well despite playing from behind all series. Monday’s loss just happened to be a close game when the top bullpen arms weren’t available. The rest of the series saw the lineup and pitching staff perform to their usual standard.
That’s not even to say Cleveland performed poorly either. They led at one point in all three games.