Major League Baseball

FINAL
New York Yankees 12
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Cleveland Indians 3
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Match Report

No debate: Judge, Yankees pound Bieber, Indians in opener

Aaron Judge smashed a tone-setting, two-run homer on Shane Bieber's fourth pitch, Gerrit Cole struck out 13 and the New York Yankees opened the AL playoffs with a resounding 12-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

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Top Performers

NYY

  • Luke Voit 1B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • Brett Gardner CF H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 2
  • Giancarlo Stanton DH H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 1
  • DJ LeMahieu 2B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 1

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Tyler Naquin LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Cesar Hernandez 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Delino DeShields OF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Head to Head

NYY win series 2-0

Injuries

Cleveland Indians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

New York Yankees

  • Clarke Schmidt 15-Day-IL
  • Fernando Cruz 60-Day-IL
  • Kervin Castro 60-Day-IL

Lineups

Confirmed

CLE

  1. Francisco LindorSS12
  2. Cesar Hernandez2B15
  3. Jose Ramirez3B11
  4. Carlos Santana1B41
  5. Franmil ReyesDH99
  6. Josh NaylorLF12
  7. Roberto PerezC20
  8. Tyler NaquinRF46
  9. Delino DeShieldsCF80

Substitutes

  1. Sandy LeonC9

NYY

  1. DJ LeMahieu1B26
  2. Aaron JudgeRF99
  3. Aaron HicksCF12
  4. Luke Voit1B99
  5. Giancarlo StantonDH27
  6. Gio Urshela3B12
  7. Gleyber TorresSS25
  8. Brett GardnerLF11
  9. Kyle HigashiokaC11

Substitutes

  1. Tyler Wade2B14

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    34837 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 12-3

    Naquin singled to center, Naylor scored.

    34837 9th Inning
  4. Single 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34837 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 12-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 12-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 12-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 12-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    39848 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
    39848 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 12-2

    Stanton homered to center (443 feet).

    39848 9th Inning
  11. Home Run 12-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    39848 9th Inning
  12. Ball 11-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    39848 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39848 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 8th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 8th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 7th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 11-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    39848 7th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 11-2
    39848 7th Inning
  22. Play Result 11-2

    Gardner homered to center (410 feet), Torres scored.

    39848 7th Inning
  23. Home Run 11-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    39848 7th Inning
  24. Ball 9-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    39848 7th Inning
  25. Strike Looking 9-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    39848 7th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 9-2
    35780 7th Inning
  27. Play Result 9-2

    Torres singled to center, Voit scored.

    35780 7th Inning
  28. Single 9-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    35780 7th Inning
  29. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    35780 7th Inning
  30. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    35780 7th Inning
  31. Strike Looking 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35780 7th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    35780 7th Inning
  33. Play Result 8-2

    Urshela hit sacrifice fly to right, Hicks scored, Voit to third.

    35780 7th Inning
  34. Sacrifice Fly 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    35780 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    35780 7th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32081 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32081 5th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 5th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36161 5th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 7-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36161 5th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    40912 5th Inning
  44. Play Result 7-2

    Torres homered to center (412 feet), Urshela scored.

    40912 5th Inning
  45. Home Run 7-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    40912 5th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    40912 5th Inning
  47. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    40912 5th Inning
  48. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    40912 5th Inning
  49. Strike Looking 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    40912 5th Inning
  50. Strike Looking 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    40912 5th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40912 5th Inning
  52. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    40912 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32081 4th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    32081 4th Inning
  55. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    32081 4th Inning
  56. Play Result 5-2

    Naylor homered to right center (424 feet).

    32081 4th Inning
  57. Home Run 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32081 4th Inning
  58. Strike Looking 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32081 4th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40912 4th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40912 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 12-3

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    34837 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 12-3

    DeShields grounded out to shortstop.

    34837 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 12-3

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    34837 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 12-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 12-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    34837 9th Inning
  7. Ball 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34837 9th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-3

    Luis Cessa pitches to Delino DeShields

    34837 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 12-3
    34837 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 12-3

    Naquin singled to center, Naylor scored.

    34837 9th Inning
  11. Single 12-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    34837 9th Inning
  12. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2

    Luis Cessa pitches to Tyler Naquin

    34837 9th Inning
  13. End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
    34837 9th Inning
  14. Play Result 12-2

    León lined out to left.

    34837 9th Inning
  15. Line Out 12-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    34837 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 12-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  17. Ball 12-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball 1

    34837 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 12-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 12-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    34837 9th Inning
  20. Strike Looking 12-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    34837 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2

    Luis Cessa pitches to Sandy Leon

    34837 9th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
    34837 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 12-2

    Naylor doubled to deep right.

    34837 9th Inning
  24. Double 12-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    34837 9th Inning
  25. Ball 12-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    34837 9th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 12-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    34837 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2

    Luis Cessa pitches to Josh Naylor

    34837 9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
    34837 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 12-2

    Reyes popped out to shortstop.

    34837 9th Inning
  30. Pop Out 12-2

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    34837 9th Inning
  31. Strike Looking 12-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking

    34837 9th Inning
  32. Ball 12-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    34837 9th Inning
  33. Ball 12-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34837 9th Inning
  34. Start Batter/Pitcher 12-2

    Luis Cessa pitches to Franmil Reyes

    34837 9th Inning
  35. Play Result 12-2

    Wade at second base.

    9th Inning
  36. Play Result 12-2

    LeMahieu at first base.

    9th Inning
  37. Start Inning 12-2

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  38. End Inning 12-2

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  39. End Batter/Pitcher 12-2
    5192 9th Inning
  40. Play Result 12-2

    Higashioka popped out to first.

    5192 9th Inning

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