New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians ALCS Game 1 Player Stats and Box Scores for October 14

On Monday, the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians opened Game 1 of their ALCS in the Bronx. Yankee Stadium was packed with fans as both teams fought to make the first step toward the World Series.

The Yanks have a few changes to their roster as Anthony Rizzo returned from the injured list. Carlos Rodon started for the hosts, while Alex Cobb took the mound for the Guardians. The Yanks stranded four in the first two innings and both teams were scoreless.

Juan Soto broke out to get the first run in the game with a towering solo shot to give them the lead. The Guardians had a couple of pitching issues as Aaron Judge scored on a wild pitch. Giancarlo Stanton followed Judge, who scored the third run on another wild pitch. Bo Naylor let the ball slip behind him twice, which cost the Guardians.

Joey Cantillo stepped in for the Guardians but was taken out soon after walking Soto. Judge hit a sac fly to drive in Torres as the Yanks took a 4-0 lead at the bottom of the fourth.

The Guardians finally found a breakthrough as Brayan Rocchio smashed one deep to left field to get them on the board.

New York Yankees vs Cleveland Guardians Player Stats

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Guardians	0	0	0	0	0	1	-	-	-	1	3	0
Yankees	0	0	3	1	0	0	-	-	-	4	5	0

New York Yankees Player Stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
G. Torres 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	3	.211	.400	.421	.821	3.0
J. Soto RF	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	.353	.455	.588	1.043	7.5
A. Judge CF	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	.133	.364	.200	.564	2.5
A. Wells C	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.100	.182	.100	.282	-1.0
G. Stanton DH	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	3	.368	.455	.789	1.244	8.0
J. Chisholm 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.105	.150	.263	.413	-1.0
A. Volpe SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.200	.400	.200	.600	0.5
A. Rizzo 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	2.0
O. Cabrera 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.500	.400	.900	0.0
A. Verdugo LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	.235	.316	.235	.551	1.0
Total	29	5	6	3	2	7	9	16	-	-	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
C. Rodon	6.0	3	1	1	0	9	1	4.66	1.03	21.5
C. Holmes	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.67	3.5
T. Hill	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	6.75	3.00	-3.0
L. Weaver	1.2	0	0	0	1	4	0	0.00	0.50	6.0
Total	9.0	6	2	2	1	14	1	-	-	-

Cleveland Guardians Player Stats

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Kwan LF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.480	.519	.520	1.039	2.0
D. Fry DH	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.263	.300	.474	.774	0.5
c- W. Brennan PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.167	.167	.333	.500	-0.5
J. Ramirez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.150	.292	.350	.642	0.0
L. Thomas CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.273	.304	.545	.850	0.0
J. Naylor 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.167	.167	.208	.375	-1.5
J. Noel RF	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	0.5
a- K. Manzardo PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	-0.5
D. Schneemann RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
B. Naylor C	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
b- A. Hedges PH-C	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-0.5
A. Gimenez 2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.190	.227	.238	.465	1.0
B. Rocchio SS	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	0	.421	.476	.684	1.160	6.5
Total	33	2	6	2	1	1	14	11	-	-	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
A. Cobb (L, 0-2)	2.2	5	3	3	3	3	1	7.94	2.12	-6.5
J. Cantillo	0.1	0	1	1	3	1	0	6.75	2.25	-2.5
P. Avila	2.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	8.5
E. Sabrowski	1.1	1	1	1	0	3	1	3.00	1.00	3.5
A. Walters	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.86	1.29	2.5
Total	8.0	6	5	5	7	9	2	-	-	-

Juan Soto, Brayan Rocchio, and Giancarlo Stanton hit home runs tonight

Juan Soto opened up the scoreboard after smashing a solo home run deep to center field as the Yanks took a 1-0 lead at the bottom of the third. It was Soto's first postseason home run in pinstripes.

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Brayan Rocchio was the only player to score against Rodon during the top of the sixth inning. Rodon had a strong outing for the Yanks, surrendering just one run in six innings.

Giancarlo Stanton continued his postseason hot-hitting streak as he smashed a solo shot at the bottom of the seventh inning. The Yankees took to a strong 5-1 lead. The Guardians fought back as Steven Kwan drove in the second run against Tim Hill at the top of the eighth inning.

Luke Weaver stepped in to close the game successfully for the Bronx Bombers as they took Game 1 of the ALCS. Gerrit Cole will get the ball in Game 2, while Tanner Bibee will take the mound for the Guardians.

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Cresswell McCoy is a baseball journalist at Sportskeeda having almost 7 years of prior experience in content development. He holds and Master’s degree in Media and Communication Studies, and his baseball journey began when he joined an MLB betting site as a writer.

Cresswell supports the Philadelphia Phillies because of their top-notch roster and the entertainment they provide, and also admires the New Your Yankees because of their legacy in the sport. His favorite players are Bryce Harper, Gerrit Cole, Giancarlo Stanton and Brandon Marsh, while his favorite coach is Aaron Boone.

Some of his favorite baseball moments in recent times include Giancarlo Stanton's walk-off grand slam against the Pirates in 2022, Aaron Judge's iconic 62nd home run and the time Juan Soto provoked Miles Mikolas with his shuffle.

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