The Yankees defeated the Guardians in Game 5 of the ALDS on Tuesday afternoon to set up an ALCS clash with a familiar foe in the Astros. Unlike the NLCS, the ALCS features the two top seeds and this series sets up to be a fun one.
The Yankees are starting Jameson Taillon (14-5, 3.91 ERA) and will need to rely on a tired bullpen after having to gut out all five games - including a rain delay - which delayed the ALDS champagne until Tuesday night. This is Taillon’s first start of this postseason though he took the loss in Game 2 in a relief apperance.