New York YankeesvsCleveland Guardians
NYY 8/CLE 4
Things to say
Yankees beat the Guardians 8-4 at Progressive Field.
01
opener
Yanks rolled into Cleveland and put up eight. Guardians never really got into it. Felt over by the seventh.
02
key player
Heart of the Yankee order did the damage — middle of the lineup was on base all afternoon and the Guardians' starter couldn't get into his stuff.
03
hot take
Cleveland's manager went to the pen way too early. Once that bullpen door opened, the game tilted and it never came back.
04
deep cut
Getaway day in Cleveland and the Guardians left the leadoff man on twice in the middle innings — that's the ballgame right there.
05
exit
Yanks are 41-26 now, real momentum building. Curious what they do in the next series.
The recap
Yankees rolled into Cleveland on a getaway day and just bullied the Guardians, 8-4. The heart of the order got into Cleveland's starter early, and once the manager went to the pen too early it was batting practice from there.
Guardians scratched a few back but never really threatened, and New York's bullpen slammed the door. Yanks are 41-26 and looking like the class of the AL East right now.