Major League Playoffs, American League Yankees and Guardians District Series Round 5, the Yankees won 5 to 1 with Judge's home runs, etc., and the match record was 3 wins and 2 losses, the league championship series for the first time in 3 years. I decided to advance.
The fifth game of the American League's district series was held in New York, home of the Yankees, on the 18th, an unusual schedule that coincided with the opening of the National League championship series because the game could not be played due to rain the day before.
In the first inning, No. 4 Stanton hit a three-run, which was the second home run in the series, and scored three points in the first inning.
In the following two innings, Judge also hit his second home run in the series and added one point.
Judge, who hit 62 home runs this season and broke the league record for the first time in 61 years, entered the playoffs with a damp bat, but this third hit in the series was a valuable home run.
In the Yankees, Cortez pitcher, who started in 3 days, held down 5 innings with 1 run, and after the 6th inning, the relief team won 5 to 1 without scoring, and the match record was 3 wins and 2 losses for the first time in 3 years. decided to advance to the league championship series.
With this, the American League championship series will be a match between the Astros and the Yankees, and the first round will be held in Houston, home of the Astros, on the 19th, and the team that wins four first will advance to the World Series.