Yankees beat Guardianes at the start of the race for the American League pennant / Photo: EFE
The New York Yankees took the lead (1-0) in the best-of-seven series of the American League of Major League Baseball this Monday by defeating the Cleveland Guardians 5-2.
The Yankees will meet for the second time this Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, in the second game of the series, which is played in the best of seven games.
Cuban pitcher Carlos Rodón (1-1) recovered from a poor performance in the Division Series against the Kansas City Royals and struck out nine batters, allowing three hits and one run in the six innings he worked.
Dominican Juan Soto unleashed a three-run attack in the third inning by knocking the ball out of the park.
The New Yorkers added two more runs in the episode thanks to wild pitches from reliever Joey Cantillo, who came in to pitch with the bases loaded. However, he allowed Aaron Judge and the American Giancarlo Stanton to advance to the register.
More races
The Yankees added another turn in the fourth inning, when Judge hit a fly ball to center field and Venezuelan Gleyber Torres advanced to the buzzer.
The Guardians increased the difference to 5-1 in the sixth inning with a return from Venezuelan Brayan Rocchio.
Stanton added a run in the seventh inning on a pitch by reliever Erik Sabrowski. Thus he completed 13 home runs in the postseason.
The Guardians reached the buzzer for the second time in the eighth inning, when Steven Kwan hit an indisputable hit that Venezuelan Andrés Giménez capitalized on.
Defining relay
Luke Weaver (4) took the mound and completed the final five outs of the game. He struck out three and got the save for the Yankees.
Cobb (1-1) lost from the mound, allowing three runs in 2.2 innings, in which he also struck out three.
For the Yankees, Soto scored and drove in a run, while Torres added a run. For the Guardians, Rocchio scored and drove in a run and his compatriot Giménez stepped on the plate on one occasion.
New York / EFE
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