Cleveland GuardiansvsNew York Yankees
CLE 9/NYY 4
Things to say
Cleveland beat the Yankees 9-4 at Yankee Stadium.
01
opener
Guardians went into the Bronx and just punched them in the mouth. Nine runs on the road against that lineup? Yankees pitching had no answers.
02
key player
Cleveland's bats were locked in top to bottom — heart of the order did damage and the bottom third kept the line moving. Five-run cushion is no accident.
03
hot take
Boone went to the pen way too early again. You can see this Yankees staff wearing down — the bullpen ERA is gonna catch up to them by July.
04
deep cut
Cleveland's now 35-27 and quietly hanging with New York in the loss column. Nobody's talking about the Guardians and they keep stacking series wins.
05
exit
Anyway, curious to see how the Yankees bounce back tomorrow — short memory or it snowballs fast.
The recap
Cleveland rolled into the Bronx and put a 9-spot on the Yankees, and it wasn't really as close as the five-run gap suggests. The Guardians got into the Yankee starter early and the heart of the order kept the line moving every time through.
Boone went to the pen on the early side and it backfired, with Cleveland tacking on the cushion runs that put it away. Solid getaway-day work for the Guards, who climb to 35-27 and head home feeling pretty good about themselves.