The Yankees couldn’t have scripted a better start to game five.
After Nestor Cortes held the Guardians scoreless in the top of the first, the Yankees went right to work against Aaron Civale, capped off by a three-run home run off the bat of Giancarlo Stanton to give the Bombers an immediate 3-0 lead.
Gleyber Torres led off with a four-pitch walk, Anthony Rizzo fought off a pair of two-strike pitches before being hit by a pitch, and Stanton laced a laser into the seats in right center, prompting an emphatic bat flip and a spirited celebration as the Yankee crowd, still filing in to the 4:07 p.m. start, erupted.
Civale was chased one batter later, as Stanton provided the big blow, the 11th home run of his playoff career.
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