CLEVELAND — For the first seven innings of ALCS Game 3 between the Yankees and Guardians, Cleveland’s tried-and-true method for victory was proceeding as planned.
After Alex Cobb and Tanner Bibee combined to complete four innings as the Guardians’ starting pitchers for Games 1 and 2, veteran lefty Matthew Boyd delivered five solid frames, limiting New York to just one run on two hits. In the bottom of the third, rookie Kyle Manzardo supplied the Guardians with their first lead of the series, blasting a two-run homer off Yankees starter Clarke Schmidt to make it 2-1.