BRONX, N.Y. — As I mentioned in my ALDS preview, Game 1 of the ALDS between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees felt like an early swing game. There were plenty of opportunities for this game to swing to a hot Cleveland club. Yet, in a New York minute, everything can change and the Yankees had an answer at every turn in their 4-1 victory.
Making his first postseason start in pinstripes at Yankee Stadium, Gerrit Cole picked up his defense and shoved for 6.1 frames. Cole scattered four hits, walked one, struck out eight, and yielded a solo home run to Steven Kwan in the third inning as his lone blip on the radar.