New York Yankees (94-68, first in the AL East
during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (92-69, first
in the AL Central during the regular season)
Cleveland; Thursday, 5:08 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Clarke Schmidt (5-5, 2.85 ERA, 1.18
WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Guardians: Matthew Boyd (2-2, 2.72 ERA,
1.13 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -118, Guardians -102; over/under
is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the New York Yankees
on Thursday in Game 3 of the ALCS. The Yankees are up 2-0 in the
series.
Cleveland has a 50-30 record in home games and a 92-69 record
overall. The Guardians have gone 45-11 in games when they hit at
least two home runs.
New York is 94-68 overall and 50-31 in road games. The Yankees
have a 72-13 record in games when they scored at least five
runs.
The teams square off Thursday for the ninth time this season.
The Yankees are ahead 6-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Steven Kwan has 16 doubles, three triples, 14
home runs and 44 RBI for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 9-for-34
with three doubles, a triple and four home runs over the past 10
games.
Aaron Judge leads New York with 58 home runs while slugging
.701. Giancarlo Stanton is 10-for-36 with three home runs and
nine RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 4-6, .223 batting average, 3.10 ERA,
outscored by one run
Yankees: 7-3, .227 batting average, 3.30 ERA, outscored
opponents by 12 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane
Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow),
James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Yankees: Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15-Day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu:
10-Day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT
Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
All contents © copyright 2024 Associated Press. All rights
reserved |
|