The New York Yankees host the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday for Game 1 of the best-of-five American League Division Series. The Yankees started ace Gerrit Cole on the mound, but the Guardians were able to take an early lead when rookie Steve Kwan hit a solo home run in the third inning. But Cole settled in and the Yankees fought back. Harrison Bader tied the game with a solo homer, then Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to make it 4-1 and chase Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill. Here’s how to watch Game 1.
The AL Central champion Guardians got to that spot by sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays in two games in the first round of the Wild Card Series. They were the only home team to win any of the four Wild Card series. The Yankees, meanwhile, got here via a first-round bye, which they earned by being one of two top division winners in the AL. As you can imagine, the stakes in Game 1 are high, as the winner of Game 1 in a best-of-five MLB postseason series wins that series 71.3 percent of the time.
Below you’ll find our live updates and ongoing analysis of Game 1 between Cleveland and the Yanks.