Yankees vs. Guardians live updates: ALCS Game 1 time, lineups, MLB playoffs TV channel

NEW YORK - Cleveland's interminable wait for a World Series title and the Yankees' perceived drought collide Monday night at Yankee Stadium in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.

The Guardians and Yankees are squaring off in the playoffs for the second time in three seasons and fourth in the past eight, with the Yankees prevailing in the 2017 AL Division Series, 2020 Wild Card Series and 2022 ALDS.

Yet both conquests ended at the hands of the Houston Astros in the ALCS, extending the Yankees' drought for both a pennant and a World Series title to 2009.

Cleveland has been cooling its jets a bit longer.

The Guardians are aiming for their first World Series appearance since 2016 and first championship since 1948. Cleveland came oh-so-close in 2016, when the Chicago Cubs extended the Series to seven games and prevailed in an extra-inning thriller.

One player from that Cubs team - Anthony Rizzo - stole the pregame headlines before Game 1, as he was activated from the injured list just two weeks after suffering two finger fractures while hit by a pitch. Rizzo sat out the ALDS triumph over the Kansas City Royals, as Oswaldo Cabrera and Jon Berti held down first base in his stead.

Lefty Carlos Rodon, chased in the fourth inning of ALDS Game 2, and Guardians right-hander Alex Cobb - whose three-inning start in ALDS Game 3 was just his fourth appearance this season - are the starting pitchers.

Yankees vs Guardians time: ALCS Game 1

First pitch on Monday is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Yankees vs Guardians TV channel

• Time: 7:38 p.m. ET

• TV: TBS

• Stream: Watch this game on Sling

Guardians lineup: ALCS Game 1

1. Steven Kwan (L) LF

2. David Fry (R) DH

3. José Ramírez (S) 3B

4. Lane Thomas (R) CF

5. Josh Naylor (L) 1B

6. Jhonkensy Noel (R) RF

7. Bo Naylor (L) C

8. Andrés Giménez (L) 2B

9. Brayan Rocchio (S) SS

Yankees lineup for Game 1

1. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B

2. Juan Soto (L) RF

3. Aaron Judge (R) CF

4. Austin Wells (L) C

5. Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH

6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B

7. Anthony Volpe (R) SS

8. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

9. Alex Verdugo (L) LF

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