Carlos Rodon will take the ball for the New York Yankees when they visit starter Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians in Game 5 of the ALCS on Saturday, with first pitch at 8:08 p.m. ET. The series is currently 3-1 in favor of the Yankees.
Keep reading to see how to watch the New York-Cleveland matchup in the article below.
When is Yankees vs. Guardians and when does it start?
Where to watch Yankees vs. Guardians
The Yankees and Guardians will take to the diamond at Progressive Field for this matchup on Oct. 19, and if you’d like to catch the action live, get your tickets now from Vivid Seats!
What channel is the game on?
You can catch this game live on truTV.
Yankees vs. Guardians Game Preview
The Yankees defeated the Guardians 8-6 yesterday, with Mark Leiter Jr. getting the win (1.2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 2 K) and Juan Soto leading the way offensively (going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI). Emmanuel Clase (1.0 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 1 K) took the loss for the Guardians.
Yankees Stats, Odds & Insights
The Yankees have put together an 81-60 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 57.4% of those games).
The New York Yankees average 1.5 home runs per game and have hit an MLB-high 237 home runs in total.
The Yankees rank fourth in baseball with a .429 slugging percentage.
New York has the seventh-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.75).
The Yankees have the 12th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.244).
Guardians Stats, Odds & Insights
The Guardians have entered the game as underdogs 66 times this season and won 30, or 45.5%, of those games.
Cleveland ranks 12th in Major League Baseball with 185 home runs.
Fueled by 448 extra-base hits, the Guardians rank 16th in MLB with a .395 slugging percentage this season.
Cleveland has the third-best ERA (3.61) in the majors this season.
Guardians pitchers have a 1.202 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
Yankees Starter Recent Performance: Carlos Rodón
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
vs. Guardians | Oct. 14 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
vs. Royals | Oct. 7 | 3.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
vs. Pirates | Sept. 27 | 5.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
at Athletics | Sept. 21 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
vs. Red Sox | Sept. 15 | 5.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Guardians Starter Recent Performance: Tanner Bibee
Opponent | Date | IP | H | R | ER | K | BB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at Yankees | Oct. 15 | 1.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
at Tigers | Oct. 10 | 4.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
vs. Tigers | Oct. 5 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
vs. Reds | Sept. 24 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
vs. Twins | Sept. 18 | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Yankees Key Players to Watch
The Yankees are sending Rodon (16-9) out for his 33rd start of the season. He is 16-9 with a 3.96 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 175 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians, the left-hander threw six innings, giving up one earned run while surrendering three hits.
In 32 games this season, the 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.96, with 10 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .235 against him.
Aaron Judge leads New York in home runs with 58, runs batted in with 144 and his batting average of .322 is also best on his team.
Soto is batting .288 with an OBP of .419 and a slugging percentage of .569 this season.
Jazz Chisholm has 144 hits this season and a slash line of .256/.324/.436.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardians’ Bibee (12-8) will make his 32nd start of the season.
The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed five hits in 1 1/3 innings against the New York Yankees.
The 25-year-old has an ERA of 3.47 and 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .230 in 31 games this season.
Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 39 home runs and 118 runs batted in.
Josh Naylor is batting .243 with 27 doubles, 31 home runs and 58 walks.
Steven Kwan paces the Guardians with a .292 batting average.
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