Yankees vs. Guardians final score, results: Yankees advance to ALCS behind early Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge power surge

Kevin Skiver

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Yankees vs. Guardians final score, results: Yankees advance to ALCS behind early Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge power surge image

After Game 5 of the ALDS was moved from Monday to Tuesday because of rain, the New York Yankees jumped all over the Guardians and never looked back.

With Nestor Cortes getting the start on three days rest, Cleveland decided to stay with its original starter in Aaron Civale. The Yankees, however, weren't going to let him hang around. Civale was chased after recording just one out, as a three-run home run from Giancarlo Stanton gave the Yankees an early lead.

In the second, Aaron Judge continued the show by hitting a solo shot to right center field. That was all Cortes and the Yankees bullpen would need. New York got five innings of one-run pitching out of Cortes, then two out of Joey Loaisiga. Clay Holmes pitched the eighth and Wandy Peralta shut things down in the ninth.

It was a strong team effort from the Yankees, with the only real threat from the Guardians coming in the third when they loaded the bases up with one out. Jose Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly, which didn't make enough of a dent in the lead to inspire much hope.

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As for the Yankee faithful, they were as raucous as one could expect. Josh Naylor was booed and Yankee fans rocked the baby every time he went back to the dugout, Myles Straw got boos after his tiff with the Bleacher Creatures earlier this year, and they were generally loud between pitches. Though things died down after the initial power surge between Stanton and Judge, no one was disengaged, particularly given the crowd was the same one that sat through a lengthy delay only to be sent home Monday night.

Now, the Yankees will turn right around and travel to Houston to play the Astros on Wednesday. The roster is bruised up a bit, with Aaron Hicks leaving this game early after colliding with Oswaldo Cabrera and the bullpen seeing significant use over the past five games. Game 1 will be Jameson Taillon vs. Justin Verlander, so the Yankees bullpen will get more run early in the ALCS.

That series looms particularly large for New York, as the Yankees have lost their last two ALCS appearances, both to the Astros. They enter this series with an uphill battle, but maybe they can channel some of the energy the Guardians channeled against them and make things competitive early.

Yankees vs. Guardians score

  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F
Guardians 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Yankees 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- 1

Yankees vs. Guardians live updates, highlights from ALDS Game 5

(All times Eastern)

7:20 p.m. -- Straw came up first-pitch swinging, and he grounds out to Kiner-Falefa at short. Torres catches it and rocks the baby, and the Yankees are heading to the ALCS. Yankees 5, Guardians 1

7:19 p.m. -- Maile keeps the Guardians alive, and it's Myles Straw up next with runners on first and second. The potential tying run is in the on-deck circle in Steven Kwan.

7:17 p.m. -- Peralta gets Gimenez swinging with a nasty sinker, and the Guardians are down to their last out in the form of Luke Maile.

7:15 p.m. -- There simply hasn't been much solid contact from the Guardians today, as Arias gets another infield hit for Cleveland. Gimenez steps up with a runner on, but there's a lot of work still to do.

7:13 p.m. -- Peralta gets Naylor to ground out to Rizzo at first, who has had a busy day for New York. One down, Arias up.

7:12 p.m. -- If that goes sideways, Gerrit Cole is warming up in the pen for New York.

7:11 p.m. -- Wandy Peralta up to close it out for the Yankees.

7:08 p.m. -- Clase gets Torres to ground out into a force, and it's going to be Naylor-Arias-Gimenez for the Guardians in their last chance in the ninth.

7:06 p.m. -- Clase hit Kiner-Falefa in the small of his back in Kiner-Falefa's first at-bat, and Yankee fans are restless. The order now turns over to Torres.

7:05 p.m. -- Bader once again goes on the first pitch of an AB, and Trevino grounds out to second for the second out as there's no play at second.

7:04 p.m. -- Bader is on base again with yet another walk, as Clase puts him on with one out. The Yankees are looking for some insurance from Trevino.

7:01 p.m. -- Clase is back in for the Guardians for the eighth. He'll face Cabrera to start the inning.

6:56 p.m. -- After going down 3-0 to Gonzalez, Holmes comes all the way back to get him swinging and get out of the inning clean. Josh Naylor will lead off in the ninth for the Guardians.

6:54 p.m. -- The Yankees are now four outs away, as Ramirez grounds out to Rizzo who pitches it to Holmes covering. Oscar Gonzalez is now up, and it's dire for Cleveland.

6:52 p.m. -- Holmes gets Rosario looking on a wicked slider that buckles his knees. Ramirez up next for Cleveland.

6:51 p.m. -- Clay Holmes is throwing for the Yankees now against Amed Rosario.

6:48 p.m. -- Clase gets Donaldson with relative ease, and the Guardians have six outs to make up four runs.

6:43 p.m. -- Stanton scorches another one straight to Kwan in left, and Emmanuel Clase will come out of the bullpen with two outs and a runner on first. Guardians trying to prevent any more damage with Donaldson up next.

6:41 p.m. -- Interesting play there by Gimenez, as he lets a high pop up drop to exchange Judge for Rizzo on first base. It's a significant speed difference there, but just one out.

6:39 p.m. -- Coming out of the seventh inning stretch, Karinchak is, in fact, still in and Judge laces one up the middle for a hit. Rizzo steps up with one on.

6:34 p.m. -- Kwan grounds out to Rizzo who flips it to Loaisiga for the 3-1 out. Guardians now have six outs left as Loaisiga caps off two scoreless innings for the Yankees.

6:33 p.m. -- On a high chopper to third, Donaldson guns down Straw and the order turns over to Kwan, who is 2 for 3 on the day. He comes up with a runner in scoring position and two outs now.

6:31 p.m. -- After Gimenez goes down, Miller rolls one down the third-base line and legs it out for an infield single. Straw is now up for the Guardians.

6:25 p.m. -- Loaisiga stays on as the Yankees do some juggling after Carpenter's at-bat, with Cabrera moving to left and Isiah Kiner-Falefa coming in at short. Andres Gimenez leads off for the Guardians, with Owen Miller about to step up for Austin Hedges.

6:22 p.m. -- Karinchak gets Torres swinging to get out of what will likely be his last inning. Next Guardians pitcher will get a clean slate, and the Yankees cloud the sky but lightning doesn't strike.

6:20 p.m. -- Karinchak is unimpressed. After missing high, he comes back a fastball and a pair of curveballs to strike him out in four pitches. Big batter there for him, and there are two down.

6:18 p.m. -- Yankee fans are HYPED for Carpenter, as Boone clearly is trying to hammer the coffin shut.

6:16 p.m. -- Guardians catch a minor break there, as Bader gets held up at second on a steal as Trevino slaps one into right. It'll be runners on first and second with one out, and Matt Carpenter steps up for Marwin Gonzalez.

6:15 p.m. -- Bader gets plunked on the elbow by Karinchak, and Trevino is up next with a runner on first.

6:14 p.m. -- Karinchak gets Cabrera to pop out to short, and Shane Bieber was seen loosening up a bit in the pen for Cleveland (to be clear, he is not throwing, just stretching). Bader is up.

6:08 p.m. -- Loaisiga goes up 1-2 against Arias before getting him with a 100 mph fastball. He reared back for a bit extra on that one, and he gets out of the inning without damage after a questionable start.

6:05 p.m. -- Oscar Gonzalez grounds out to third and the only play was at first. Josh Naylor then lines one up the middle but Cabrera was positioned by second to make the catch. In a traditional alignment, that would score two. Arias is now up in a potentially huge at bat.

6:03 p.m. -- Cortes comes out of the game and Jonathan Loaisiga quickly gives up a pair of hits to Rosario and Ramirez.

6 p.m. -- Donaldson flies out to end the inning, but not before a run comes in. Guardians have 12 outs left.

5:58 p.m. -- Karinchak now gets Stanton with a nice curveball out over the plate.

5:57 p.m. -- After spending a lot of time with Torres at second, Karinchak gives up a hit to Rizzo in right-center field and drives the run in. Stanton comes up with one still out. Yankees 5, Guardians 1.

5:52 p.m. -- Judge strikes out, and he swung and missed on two sliders in that AB. Good work by Stephan, and Francona will go to the pen again with James Karinchak.

5:51 p.m. -- Torres swipes second as the count goes to 2-1 on Judge. He made that look very easy against a solid defensive catcher in Hedges, as Stephan misses inside again to go to 3-1 on Judge.

5:50 p.m. -- Stephan walks Torres after the count goes full, and Judge will come up with Gleyber on first. Pivotal moment in this game.

5:47 p.m. -- Stephan is out for his third inning for Cleveland, and goes to 2-2 against Torres. He fights off a fastball inside and they'll do it again.

5:42 p.m. -- Cortes does his goofiest hitch in a 1-2 count and misses high before missing again to fill up the count. Yankees fans loved it and got louder the longer he held onto the ball. Kwan ends the AB flying out to right field, and it's a 1-2-3 inning for Cortes, who doesn't want to hear anything about a bullpen game.

5:41 p.m. -- Straw pops out to first in his AB, and the order again turns over for Steven Kwan.

5:39 p.m. -- The count fills up with Hedges, who ends up flying out to left center. Straw is up to his customary chorus of boos from Yankee Stadium.

5:37 p.m. -- Cortes is back having thrown just 46 pitches through four innings. He'll go up against Hedges.

5:34 p.m. -- Gonzalez strikes out in short order and the Yankees are done in the bottom of the fourth. Quick work there for him, he's put in two very good innings.

5:32 p.m. -- Trevino strikes out on a splitter and Stephan is putting in some needed good work for the Guardians. That's two down in the fourth with Marwin Gonzalez getting his first AB since replacing Hicks.

5:30 p.m. -- Bader is first-pitch swinging and pops out to second to start the home half of the fourth.

5:26 p.m. -- And Rizzo makes a great hustle play to hustle to the bag from deep in the hole and get Gimenez. Gimenez may have beat it but they didn't challenge in time, and the half inning is over.

5:24 p.m. -- Yankees fans rock the baby at Naylor after he grounds out to short, and Arias flies out to right on the next pitch. Two down quickly for the Guardians.

5:20 p.m. -- Stephan gets Cabrera to fly out to left, and Stephan has an uneventful third. Expect to see Stephan again in the fourth.

5:19 p.m. -- Donaldson strikes out on a wipeout splitter from Stephan and nearly reaches after it got away from Hedges, but Hedges chased it down to get Donaldson at first. Nice play on both sides there. Two down with Cabrera up.

5:16 p.m. -- The book closes on Hentges, and Trevor Stephan comes in for the bottom of the third. That's 1 2/3 innings for Hentges with one run allowed on the Judge homer. Stephan gets Stanton to pop out to Rosario in what was an adventure. He found a soft spot in the shift.

5:13 p.m. -- Oscar Gonzalez flies out to Marwin Gonzalez in left to get Cortes out of the inning. It's a start for the Guardians, but they've got work to do.

5:11 p.m. -- Ramirez takes the next pitch to deep center for a sacrifice fly that was an adventure for Bader to get to. It wasn't what he wanted, but it puts the Guardians on the board. Yankees 4, Guardians 1.

5:11 p.m. -- Ramirez just absolutely laced a 2-1 pitch but it was well foul in left. 2-2.

5:08 p.m. -- Cortes walked Rosario on four pitches, and the bases are loaded for one of the best hitters with RISP in baseball, Jose Ramirez. A mound visit from Matt Blake to Cortes before Ramirez steps up.

5:07 p.m. -- Hicks ends up leaving the game, and Marwin Gonzalez enters into left field. He'll take over in the No. 9 spot of the order.

5:05 p.m. -- Hicks is limping back to his position and looks like he'll at least try to stay in the game. Not the first big collision we've seen this postseason.

5:03 p.m. -- We've got a messy situation as three Yankees converge on a bloop hit from Kwan that hits them in fair territory before careening foul (it's a fair ball, to be clear). Hicks seemed to take the worst of it, as Boone came onto the field to check up on him. Runners on first and second for the Guardians with one down, as Hicks continues to be examined.

5 p.m. -- Austin Hedges drives a Cortes cutter to left center for a long single before Myles Straw pops out behind the plate. Second time today Cortes has given up a leadoff hit. We'll see if the Guardians can capitalize.

4:56 p.m. -- And Hentges gets Rizzo swinging to get out of the inning. The Yankees add one heading into the third.

4:53 p.m. -- The Guardians got away with a high curveball earlier, but not this time. Hentges elevates another one, and Judge takes him yard to right center to make it Yankees 4, Guardians 0. Rizzo is up after Judge's second homer of the series.

4:53 p.m. -- Torres now flies out to right, and Judge steps up with two outs and nobody on.

4:50 p.m. -- Hentges is trying to put out fires here, no doubt Francona was hoping he wouldn't need length out of him today. He gets Hicks to ground out sharply to short, and the order turns over with one out.

4:46 p.m. -- Gimenez strikes out in four pitches. Cortes is cruising early. Yankees have Hicks due up and then the order will flip.

4:44 p.m. -- And Cortes follows up with a strikeout as Arias got caught looking. Gimenez is up next for Cleveland.

4:43 p.m. -- Naylor just snapped his bat with a fastball from Cortes and pops out to shallow right. One down quickly here as Arias steps up.

4:39 p.m. -- Hentges finally gets out of the inning, as Trevino grounds out weakly to Rosario. Two runners stranded for the Yankees, but three come across on Stanton's home run.

4:37 p.m. -- Bader has again brought the count full, and Hentges walks him. The Guardians will see their eighth batter of the inning, Jose Trevino.

4:33 p.m. -- Hentges opens his day up with a strikeout on a nasty breaking ball to Oswaldo Cabrera. That's two down with Donaldson at first. Bader at the plate.

4:30 p.m. -- Josh Donaldson, hardly a speedster, legs out an infield single up the middle that was fielded by Rosario. That marks the end of the day for Civale, and Hentges takes over. The book on Civale: 1/3 innings pitched, three earned runs, one K, one walk, and he's responsible for the runner on first.

4:29 p.m. -- Sam Hentges is now up for the Guardians in their bullpen.

4:26 p.m. -- And Giancarlo Stanton responds by taking a 2-0 pitch the other way for a home run! Stanton hits a three-run shot to put the Yankees up 3-0 in the first. That ball went 379 feet, and Josh Donaldson now digs in.

4:25 p.m. -- Carl Willis makes an early trip to the mound to talk to Civale after he falls behind to Stanton 1-0. Stanton is the one working slow in this AB.

4:23 p.m. -- Another long AB ends with Rizzo get plunked on the inside of his thigh, so Giancarlo Stanton is up with runners on first and second and one down. Big early batter here for Civale.

4:19 p.m. -- Judge has worked the count full after going down 1-2. Civale gets him on a nasty curveball up in the zone, and Judge's woes at the plate this series continue. One down with a runner on first, gutsy pick from Civale. Anthony Rizzo up.

4:17 p.m. -- Inauspicious start for Civale, who walks Torres on four pitches. Torres squared up to hit in that AB. Don't think we'll see the same from Judge.

4:12 p.m. -- After the leadoff single, Gonzalez lines out to third to get Cortes out of the inning. Due up for the Yankees: Torres, Judge, Rizzo.

4:10 p.m. -- Kwan yanks a pitch into right for the first base hit of the game, and Amed Rosario immediately pops out trying to lay down a bunt. Jose Ramirez follows up with a popout to short. Runner on first, two outs for Cortes with Oscar Gonzalez digging in.

4:09 p.m. -- Steven Kwan digs into the box, Nestor Cortes is on the mound, he throws a pitch at the top of the zone, and we are underway in New York!

4:07 p.m. -- As the first pitch looms, it's 57 degrees in New York without a hint of rain. It's a beautiful day for a game in the Bronx.

3:49 p.m. -- The first pitch is just under 20 minutes away! As a reminder, it's going to be Aaron Civale vs. Nestor Cortes. The latter will be on three days rest.

2:16 p.m. -- Shane Bieber is available for the Guardians today, but only as a last resort. Terry Francona hopes to use him Wednesday in Houston. 

1:52 p.m. -- The Guardians' lineup for Game 5 is in: 

1:20 p.m. -- The Yankees were prepared to play Game 5 beginning at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Boone said, but a new line of storms that surfaced at the last minute derailed those plans. 

1:17 p.m. -- Speaking of the Yankees' pitching plans today, it's essentially all hands on deck behind starter Nestor Cortes, including the possibility of Gerrit Cole coming on in relief late in the game. 

1:13 p.m. -- Should New York advance, Jameson Taillon would start Game 1 of the ALCS on Wednesday in Houston, Aaron Boone told reporters. 

12:12 p.m. -- Here's how the home team will start things off in the Bronx today: 

Yankees vs. Guardians start time

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 18
  • Time: 4:07 p.m.

The final game between the Yankees and Guardians was scheduled to begin Monday at 7:07 p.m. ET from Yankee Stadium in New York, but weather forced it to be moved to Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. ET.

MORE: Game times and channels to watch the ALCS and NLCS

What channel is Yankees vs. Guardians on today?

  • TV channel: TBS (U.S.) | Sportsnet (Canada)
  • Live stream: TBS app | Sling TV (U.S.) | Sportsnet NOW (Canada)

The final game of the ALDS will be carried by TBS, with Bob Costas on play-by-play, Ron Darling providing analysis and Lauren Shehadi reporting from the dugouts. 

Viewers in the U.S. can live stream the game either on the TBS app or with Sling TV. Fans in Canada can watch on Sportsnet and stream via Sportsnet NOW. 

Yankees vs. Guardians results

To this point in the ALDS, the two teams have split each homestand. The Yankees won Game 1 in New York, but lost Game 2. The Guardians opened the two-game stretch in Cleveland with a victory in Game 3, but dropped Game 4 to the Yankees to set up the decisive Game 5 clash.

Date Game Start time (ET) TV channel Result
Tue., Oct. 11 Guardians at Yankees, Game 1 7:37 p.m. TBS NYY 4, CLE 1 (NYY 1-0)
Fri., Oct. 14 Guardians at Yankees, Game 2 1:07 p.m. TBS CLE 4, NYY 2, 10 innings (1-1)
Sat., Oct. 15 Yankees at Guardians, Game 3 7:37 p.m. TBS CLE 6, NYY 5 (CLE 2-1)
Sun., Oct. 16 Yankees at Guardians, Game 4 7:07 p.m. TBS NYY 4, CLE 2 (2-2)
Tue., Oct. 18 Guardians at Yankees, Game 5 4:07 p.m. TBS NYY 5, CLE 1 (NYY Wins 3-2)

ALCS schedule 2022

The winner of Game 5 between the Yankees and Guardians will head to Houston on Wednesday to start the ALCS. The team that wins four games in the best-of-seven series will then advance to the World Series against the Padres or Phillies.

Here's a look at the ALCS schedule:

Date Game Start time (ET) TV channel Result
Wed., Oct. 19 Yankeesat Astros, Game 1 7:37 p.m. TBS --
Thu., Oct. 20 Yankeesat Astros, Game 2 7:37 p.m. TBS --
Sat., Oct. 22 Astros at Yankees, Game 3 5:07 p.m. TBS --
Sun., Oct. 23 Astros at Yankees, Game 4 7:07 p.m. TBS --
Mon., Oct. 24 Astros at Yankees, Game 5* 4:07 p.m. TBS --
Tue., Oct. 25 Yankees at Astros, Game 6* 6:07 p.m. TBS --
Wed., Oct. 26 Yankees at Astros, Game 7* 7:37 p.m. TBS --

*If necessary

Kevin Skiver

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Kevin Skiver has been a content producer at Sporting News since 2021. He previously worked at CBS Sports as a trending topics writer, and now writes various pieces on MLB, the NFL, the NBA, and college sports. He enjoys hiking and eating, not necessarily in that order.