On Short Rest, Nestor Cortes Pitches Yankees Past Guardians
Nestor Cortes’s gutsy performance on short rest helped the Yankees get past Cleveland and has the bullpen rested ahead of the American League Championship Series.
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Yankees Beat Guardians in Game 5, Advancing to ALCS
Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge gave the Yankees an early lead in Game 5 of their division series and Nestor Cortes and the bullpen made it last. Next up: the Houston Astros.
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Underdog Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres Head to NLCS
The 111-win Dodgers and defending champion Atlanta are gone, and Cleveland hopes to outlast the Yankees. The Astros’ doing what was expected of them makes them the outlier.
ALDS: Yankees Even Series With Game 4 Win Over Cleveland Guardians
Once again the Yankees took an early lead on the road, but this time it held up, forcing a decisive Game 5 on Monday in New York.