Guardians vs. Yankees – Game Report – October 11, 2022 – ESPN

NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees entered the playoffs with the script they conceived last winter: Gerrit Cole blowing smoke and the Bronx Bombers handing out sticks.

Harrison Bader Y Anthony Rizzo homered, Cole dominated for most of the night and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-1 Tuesday in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.

Not even a botch Josh Donaldson on the bases he was able to hold off the Yankees, who have won six straight in the postseason against Cleveland. The streak dates back to the 2017 division series, in which they overturned a 2-0 deficit.

After the rookie Steven Kuwan put the Guardians up with a home run in the third inning, Bader prevented a run by controlling a shot by the Dominican Jose Ramirez in the gap between left and center field. With this, he forced the also Quisqueyan Amed Rosario apply the brakes in the anteroom.

Cole survived a bases-loaded quagmire later by striking out the Venezuelan Andres Gimenez.

“That could have been the key turn of the game,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone acknowledged.

Cole allowed only two additional baserunners to reach base, with a single and his only walk. He was relieved after giving up one run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts.

“We did a really good job early on when we upped his pitch count,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. “And then we had a really quick fourth inning, which got him back in the game.”

Cole was credited with the victory, while the Nicaraguan Jonathan Loaisigathe Dominican Wandy Peralta Y Clay Holmes they completed the two-hit relay.

Cleveland, coming off a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays in two wild-card series games, struck out nine times, after being the fewest team in the major leagues during the regular season.

Meanwhile, the Yankees returned to activity after a five-day layoff, and started the playoffs just the way they wanted.

Except for Donaldson’s fumble in the fifth inning. In his first season with New York and with the score tied 1-1, the former AL MVP opened the episode with a drive that hit the crest of the 10-foot fence in right field just in front of the hands of a fanatic.

The ball bounced back to the ground.

Donaldson broke into a jog, thinking he had hit a home run. He even took the time to exchange a pat with first-class coach Travis Chapman.

the dominican Oscar Gonzalez he picked up the ball and threw to shortstop Rosario, who was on second. Donaldson was moving between first and second, so Rosario took a few steps and threw to the first baseman Josh Naylor.

Donaldson tried to slide back at first and was thrown out.

For the Guardians, the Dominicans Rosario 3-0, Ramírez 3-2, González 4-0. The Venezuelan Giménez 4-1.

For the Yankees, the Venezuelans Gleyber Torres from 3-0, Oswaldo Cabrera from 3-0.