BRONX, N.Y. — It took long enough to get there but the New York Yankees made quick work of the Cleveland Guardians, clinching their ALDS with a 5-1, Game 5 victory.
Pitching on three days’ rest, Nestor Cortes Jr. set the tone with an eight-pitch first frame.
From there, the Bronx Bombers jumped all over Aaron Civale, who never got comfortable and only recorded one out in the first inning. Gleyber Torres coaxed a walk on four consecutive pitches, Anthony Rizzo reached on a one-out hit-by-pitch, and playoff Giancarlo Stanton set the tone on the offensive side, parking a three-run bomb to right, for a 3-0 advantage.