The Yankees also won, Rodon, 6 innings, 9K, 1 run, 220 billion won...NYY 5-2 CLE
Oct 15, 2024
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The Yankees won the first game of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) at Yankee Stadium on the 15th (Korea time) with starter Carlos Rodon's brilliant pitching.
Rodon gave up three hits in six innings and struck out nine, blocking one run. Thrilled by his first win in his fourth postseason appearance. Rodon signed a six-year, $162 million (about 220 billion won) FA contract last year and wore a Yankees uniform, but only took the mound in 14 games due to injuries in his first season.
However, he played a full-time rotation this season, marking 16 wins and 9 losses with a 3.96 ERA in 32 games, and finally paying the ransom. In Game 2 of the Division Series against the Kansas City Royals, he lost the game with seven hits and four runs in three ⅔ innings, wiping out his poor performance in Game 1 of the ALCS.
On the other hand, Cleveland starter Alex Cobb allowed five hits and three walks in two ⅔ innings, allowing three runs to lose the game. Cleveland's second pitcher Joey Cantillo left the record for four wild pitches while facing four batters.
In the previous postseason series in the 2-3-2 format, the team that finished the first and second home games with one win and one loss won the series 49 times out of 88, with a 56% probability.
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Soto pulled a sinker flying 94.3 miles into the middle of the fourth pitch on the ball count 2B1S against Cobb and connected it to an arch well over the right-center fence. Launch angle of 31 degrees, batting speed of 109.7 miles, and distance of 401 feet. Soto's eighth career home run in the postseason and his first in baseball this fall.
The heated Yankees immediately took a bases-loaded chance with Aaron Judge's walk, Giancarlo Stanton after one, and Anthony Wolfie's consecutive walks after two.
The Yankees, who took advantage of Cleveland Cantillo's wild pitch at Anthony Rizzo's at-bat to add a point, then Stanton scored and ran 3-0 as Cantillo's wild pitch came out with two outs.
The Yankees added a run in the fourth inning to take the lead. Leading Gleyber Torres walked and advanced to third base on Cantillo's back-to-back wild pitches. Soto then walked, and Judge hit a sacrifice fly to center field and Torres scored.
Cleveland, which had been quiet, recovered a run in the top of the sixth inning with a home run by the leadoff Bryan Locchio. Lokio pulled Rodon's 96.3-mile fastball over the left fence. First home run this fall.
However, the Yankees widened the gap to 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning when Stanton pulled the opponent's left-hander Eric Sabrowski's 93.3-mile fastball and connected it with a solo shot well over the left fence. Stanton's second home run of the postseason.
However, following Jimenez's left-handed hit in the top of the eighth inning, Lokio's ground ball toward the first base passed through first baseman Anthony Rizzo and flowed to the right, giving him chances at second and third bases. As soon as Lokio stepped on the first base and turned to the second base and returned to the first base, it was determined that pitcher Tim Hill, who came to the base cover, interfered with Joo, and the runners became runners on the second and third bases with one out each. Cleveland then added a point with Stephen Kwan's timely hit, but the two follow-up hitters stepped down with a mistake and failed to narrow the gap further.
jhno@sportschosun.com
