The Major League Baseball postseason continues Thursday with two games of the League Championship Series. First, the New York Yankees look to take a 3-0 lead in a best-of-seven series against the Cleveland Guardians. Then, in the night cap, the New York Mets will try to tie their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 2-2, lest they face elimination at home in Game 5.
The Yankees are turning to right-hander Clark Schmidt, who will make his second appearance in the postseason. During the regular season, he compiled a 2.85 ERA (145 ERA+) and a 3.10 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 85 innings. Schmidt is opposed by veteran leftist Matthew Boyd. This marks Boyd’s third postseason outing, having previously pitched a combined 6 2/3 scoreless innings against the Tigers in the ALDS.
New York got on the board first with Jose Trevino’s single, putting them up 1-0 in the second inning. In the third inning, the Guardians responded with a two-run home run off the bat of Kyle Manzardo to give them their first lead in the ALCS. Down 3-1 in the eighth, Aaron Judge hit a two-run home run over the right field wall to tie the game with one of the biggest hits of his career. Giancarlo Stanton followed with his solo home run and the Yankees were on top.
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