The Cleveland Guardians will play the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the ALDS on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
The Cleveland Guardians were 92-70 in the regular season and defeated Tampa Bay in the Wild Card round in two games. Cleveland won Game 1 by a score of 1-0 and Game 2 by a score of 2-1 over the Rays in the Wild Card round. The Cleveland pitching staff has a 0.38 ERA, a 0.63 WHIP, and a .115 opponent batting average this postseason. The Guardians offense has scored three runs with a .171 batting average and a .222 on base percentage. Jose Ramirez is batting .200 with one home run and two RBI’s for the Guardians this postseason. The projected starter for Cleveland is Cal Quantrill, who is 15-5 with a 3.38 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP over 186.1 innings pitched this season.
The New York Yankees were 99-63 during the regular season and have lost three of their last five games. New York hasn’t played since last Wednesday, when they closed out a series split with the Rangers. The New York pitching staff had a 3.30 ERA, a 1.12 WHIP, and a .219 opponent batting average in the regular season. The Yankees offense scored 807 runs with a .241 batting average and a .325 on base percentage this year. Aaron Judge is batting .311 with 62 home runs and 131 RBI’s for the Yankees this season. The projected starter for New York is Gerrit Cole, who was 13-8 with a 3.50 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP over 200.2 innings pitched this season.
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