Yankees vs. Indians: Score, highlights from Bombers' ALDS Game 5 win in Cleveland

Bill Bender

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Game 5 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians was a classic matchup between Indians aces past and present. 

New York's CC Sabathia and Cleveland's Corey Kluber were front and center in a back-and-forth series where the home team had won every game, until Wednesday night. The Yankees jumped on Kluber early with a pair of Didi Gregorius home runs and won 5-2. They earned a trip to the ALCS to face the Astros starting Friday in Houston

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It was the conclusion of the fourth postseason series between the two franchises, and it was sure to come with drama. The teams delivered.

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GAME CENTER: Yankees-Indians Game 5 box score, stats

Yankees vs. Indians: Score, updates, highlights from ALDS Game 5

(All times Eastern)

11:48 p.m.: Chapman gets Jackson to strike out. Yankees win 5-2. Follow us for more coverage. 

11:47 p.m.: Conference on the mound with a 1-1 count. 

11:44 p.m.: Santana grounds into a fielder's choice. Yankees one out away from ALCS. 

11:41 p.m.: Encarnacion strikes out looking. It's up to Carlos Santana now with one out. 

11:39 p.m.: Ramirez draws a leadoff walk... 

11:36 p.m.: We go to the bottom of the ninth! 

11:30 p.m.: Joe Smith comes on to pitch for Indians. 

11:28 p.m.: Gardner with a single, RBI and an error allows Frazier to score. Yankees lead 5-2

11:26 p.m.: Gardner still fighting off pitches in a long at-bat. A long at-bat. 

11:18 p.m.: Frazier draws a two-out walk, and there's a conference on the mound. Runners on first and second, Brett Gardner coming to the plate. 

11:08 p.m.: Hicks reaches on a single, advances to second on an error. Chance for Yankees to add insurance run with one out. 

11:06 p.m.: It's almost silent at Progressive Field. Will there be some ninth-inning drama to change all that? 

11:05 p.m.: Chapman whiffs Kipnis, too. On to the ninth. Yankees 3, Indians 2.  

11:01 p.m.: Chapman whiffs Urshela and gets Lindor to ground out to third. Nice play by Frazier. Two down for Kipnis. 

10:57 p.m.: Of course ... 

10:56 p.m.: Indians have Urshela, Lindor and Kipnis coming up ... 

10:54 p.m.: Yankees go down in order, and it's Chapman coming on in the eighth. 

10:49 p.m.: Aroldis Chapman also warming up in the bullpen. 

1049 p.m.: Cody Allen comes on with two outs and nobody on for the Indians. Bryan Shaw gives 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen. 

10:45 p.m.: More on Judge here ... 

10:41 p.m.: Perez check-swings and grounds out to the pitcher. On to the top of the eighth inning. Yankees lead 3-2.  

10:38 p.m.: On cue, Jay Bruce draws a two-out walk. 

10:35 p.m.: Big innings from David Robertson. He's retired six straight batters -- with the double play for seven outs. 

10:33 p.m.: There's this, too: 

10:29 p.m.: Judge now 1 of 19 with 16 Ks in the series. 

10:28 p.m.: Aaron Judge strikes out for a fourth time, and Roberto Perez throws Brett Gardner out at second base. Strike 'em out, throw 'em out and we head to the seventh inning stretch. Yankees 3, Indians 2

10:20 p.m.: Onion won the Hot Dog Derby. 

10:19 p.m.: It sounds good off the bat -- and everybody at Progressive thought so, too -- but Encanacion pops up to center field. Indians go down in order. Yankees up 3-2 heading into the seventh inning. 

10:12 p.m.: Bryan Shaw retires Jacoby Ellsbury. 

10:08 p.m.: Miller exits after five strikeouts against eight batters and receives a long applause. That allowed Indians to re-gain momentum in the game. 

10:06 p.m.: Starlin Castro with a one-out single in the sixth. 

9:59 p.m.: Robertson rolls Lindor into a clutch 6-3 double play to squash any further momentum. Yankees lead 3-2 heading into the sixth, but we have a ballgame. 

9:58 p.m.: David Robertson in to face Lindor with runners on first and second. Here we go. 

9:55 p.m.: Giovanny Urshela with a RBI single, too. Sabathia exits just like that. Indians cut the lead to 3-2

9:53 p.m.: Perez comes through slicing a single down the right-field line to score Jackson. Indians on the board. Indians cut the lead to 3-1. 

9:50 p.m.: Bruce singles too. Roberto Perez up. 

9:49 p.m.: Austin Jackson with a one-out single and Jay Bruce coming up. Big spot here. 

9:44 p.m.: "Hang on Sloopy" plays before the bottom of the fifth with the "O-H-I-O" chants. Wondering if the Buckeyes will cover this weekend? Look at our Week 7 picks against the spread

9:42 p.m.: Yankees go down with one on in the fifth. Also, there's this ... 

9:40 p.m.: Andrew Miller strikes out Aaron Judge again. That's now 15 Ks and 1 of 18 in the series. 

9:30 p.m:: Sabathia gets Encarnacion looking, and the designated hitter had words with home plate umpire Jeff Nelson. Yankees up 3-0 after four innings. Sabathia dealing a one-hitter. 

9:28 p.m.: Two outs and a chance for Encarnacion here with Lindor on second base. Also this ... 

9:26 p.m.: Lindor answers with a single in the gap. Indians have their first base-runner of the game. 

9:22 p.m.: Big inning for the Indians here. Top of the order coming up. 

9:18 p.m.: Kluber exits after 3 2/3 innings after his third walk of the evening. He allowed three runs on three hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Done after 67 pitches. Andrew Miller strikes out Todd Frazier to end the top half of the fourth inning. 

9:11 p.m.: Sabathia worked those first three innings on 40 pitches with 30 strikes. Six strikeouts. 

9:08 p.m.: Sabathia with his sixth K and perfect through three innings. Unreal start. Yankees up 3-0 after three innings. 

9:06 p.m.: Sabathia dives for a pop-up bunt and leaves a giant divot in front of the home plate but makes the play to retire Roberto Perez. It's that kind of night so far. 

9:00 p.m.: Another look at the Gregorius homer, a 370-foot shot to right field. Unbelievable. Yankees up 3-0 heading into bottom of third. 

8:56 p.m. WOW. Gregorius hits an 0-1 pitch over the right-field fence for his second homer of the game. Yankees take 3-0 lead

8:53 p.m.: Aaron Judge strikes out again. Judge now 1 of 17 in the series with 14 Ks, the most ever in a postseason series. Gardner on first with one out. Missed opportunity for the Yankees. 

8:45 p.m.: Sabathia gets Austin Jackson looking for his fourth strikeout, turns around and pumps his fist. Yankees 1-0 after two innings, and Sabathia is rolling. 

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8:42 p.m.: Edwin Encarnacion hammes a long foul ball into the left-field stands on an 0-1 count, but Sabathia recovers to strike him out. 

8:40 p.m.: Cleveland fans who are upset right now can read this and get more upset. 

8:39 p.m.: Todd Frazier pops out to end the inning. Yankees 1-0. Bottom second. 

8:37 p.m. Catcher interference gives the Yankees two runners with two outs. Ellsbury's bat hit Perez's glove. 

8:30 p.m.: Another good stat on Kluber here, who just got his third strikeout. 

8:26 p.m.: Strong first inning for CC Sabathia, who strikes out Francisco Lindor and Jason Kipnis before getitng a groundout from Jose Ramirez. Yankees 1-0 after first inning. Follow with GameCenter here

8:18 p.m.:  Follow along with our scoreboard here

8:18 p.m.: Another look at Gregorius' homer. Bottom of the first inning. Yankees lead 1-0. 

8:15 p.m.: Didi Gregorius launches a two-out solo homer to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead. 

7:46 p.m. As we close in on first pitch, a good stat on Corey Kluber from the Toledo Blade's Kyle Rowland. 

 

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Bill Bender graduated from Ohio University in 2002 and started at The Sporting News as a fantasy football writer in 2007. He has covered the College Football Playoff, NBA Finals and World Series for SN. Bender enjoys story-telling, awesomely-bad 80s movies and coaching youth sports.