The American League Championship Series picks up in Cleveland with the New York Yankees up 2-0 on the Cleveland Guardians after their big bats jumped all over the AL Central champs in the first two games in the Bronx. Giancarlo Stanton and Juan Soto both hit home runs in the 5-2 Game 1 win, and then Aaron Judge went deep in New York’s 6-3 win in Game 2. The Yankees haven’t been to the World Series since 2009, and they’re halfway to their 41st AL pennant in the 2024 ALCS.
With the series now in the Midwest, the Guardians have an opportunity to get back in the series on home turf, where they’ve been good all year. At 50-30, Cleveland had the best regular-season home record in the American League. Also, the Guardians took two of three games at Progressive Field in the ALDS against the Tigers.
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