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Guardians vs. Yankees score, live updates: New York opens ALCS with Game 1 in the Bronx

The top two seeds in the AL this postseason face off for the right to head to the World Series

The term "drought" gets thrown around often in sports for teams that haven't made the playoffs or won a championship in some time. The word can mean different things to different fan bases in different contexts, and the 2024 American League Championship Series is all about the context of the word "drought."

The New York Yankees, winners of 27 World Series championships, are in a bit of a title drought. The franchise hasn't won the World Series in 15 years, the third-longest span they've gone without winning since their first title in 1921. Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and the rest of the modern Bronx Bombers are looking to change that in 2024, as the top-seeded Yankees are in the ALCS for the sixth time since they last made it to — and won — the Fall Classic in 2009.

A title drought has a completely different meaning for the Cleveland Guardians, who last won the World Series in 1948 and have won the AL pennant only four times since then. This year's version finished second in the AL in wins — behind only the Yankees — and took out their AL Central rival Detroit Tigers in the ALDS to get here.

  • Time: 7:38 p.m. ET

  • Location: Yankee Stadium | New York

  • TV channel: TBS, truTV

  • Streaming: Fubo, Max

Live25 updates
  • Carlos Rodon is rolling

    Two more strikeouts for Carlos Rodon in a 1-2-3 top of the fifth. He has nine strikeouts for the game and needed only 11 pitches to finish out the frame.

    Rodon has allowed only two hits through five innings on 70 pitches.

  • 3 fly ball outs for the Yankees in the 4th

    Pedro Avila gets three fly ball outs, though one scored a run. Aaron Judge, Austin Wells and Giancarlo Stanton each fly out, and the Guardians finally get out of the fourth inning.

  • Aaron Judge has first RBI of the postseason

    Yankees lead 4–0 on an Aaron Judge sacrifice fly to center field.

  • Cue up "Wild Thing"

    Joey Cantillo's control continues to be an issue. After bouncing two wild pitches and letting two runs score in the third, the left-hander threw two more wild pitches.

    He walked Gleyber Torres to lead off the frame. Torres then advanced to second with another wild pitch, throwing a curveball that didn't curve and went high over Bo Naylor. One more bounced pitch moved Torres to third.

    After walking Juan Soto, Cantillo is out. Runners on first and third with no outs as Pedro Avila takes the mound for Cleveland.

  • No trouble in the 4th for Carlos Rodon

    The fourth inning was where Carlos Rodon ran into trouble during his ALDS Game 2 start versus the Royals.

    But he cruises through the fourth against the Guardians, getting Jose Ramirez to line out to center feld before striking out Lane Thomas and Josh Naylor to end the frame.

  • Another wild pitch! Yankees lead 3–0

    Joey Cantillo bounced another pitch in front of home plate, and Bo Naylor can't block it. That brings home Giancarlo Stanton for a 3–0 Yankees lead.

    Cantillo struck out Alex Verdugo to end the third, but his wildness cost the Guardians.

  • Wild pitch gives Yankees 2–0 lead

    Joey Cantillo skips a pitch in front of the plate for a wild pitch. Bo Naylor can't get it, and Aaron Judge scores for a 2–0 Yankees lead.

    Cantillo then walked Anthony Rizzo to reload the bases, prompting a visit from Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis.

  • Alex Cobb is out

    Alex Cobb walked Giancarlo Stanton after being checked on by trainers. That was followed by getting Jazz Chisholm Jr. to fly out to left. But after walking Anthony Volpe to load the bases, Stephen Vogt got his starting pitcher out of the game.

    Left-hander Joey Cantillo is in for the Guardians to face Anthony Rizzo.

  • Trainers check on Alex Cobb

    After walking Aaron Judge on seven pitches, trainers come out to check on Alex Cobb. He's been dealing with a blister and cracked fingernail.

    He's staying in the game, however, and struck out Austin Wells on a splitter.

  • Yankees strike first

    Juan Soto has his first postseason home run as a Yankee, crushing a hanging sinker to center field.

    Yankees lead, 1–0.

  • A 1-2-3 inning for Carlos Rodon

    Carlos Rodon sandwiched strikeouts of Brayan Rocchio and David Fry around a Steven Kwan flyout to left field. He finished the top of the third in 10 pitches.

  • Yankees threaten, but do not score

    Alex Cobb has better control of his sinker than he did in ALDS Game 3 versus Detroit. He struck out Jazz Chisholm Jr. with it, then got Anthony Volpe to ground out to third.

    But Anthony Rizzo hit that sinker for a single in his return to the Yankees lineup. That was followed by another single from Alex Verdugo.

    Cobb finished the inning by getting Gleyber Torres to ground out to third.

  • Scoreless top of 2nd for Carlos Rodon

    After Josh Naylor struck out to lead off the second, Jhonkensy Noel got a one-out single. But Carlos Rodon retired Bo Naylor on a fly out to right field and struck out Andres Gimenez to get out of the inning.

  • Yankees fans remember Josh Naylor

    Carlos Rodon struck Josh Naylor out with a slider to begin the top of the second inning.

  • Suite sighting for Taylor and Travis

    Was this Taylor and Travis' first sighting on the TBS telecast or was this only shown on MLB's Twitter account?

  • Alex Cobb escapes with no runs allowed

    After allowing two consecutive singles to begin the bottom of the first, Alex Cobb struck out Aaron Judge, got Austin Wells to ground out to second base, and ended the inning with Giancarlo Stanton flying out to left field.

    (Did the wind hold up that fly ball? Maybe...)

  • Aaron Judge called out on strikes

    Aaron Judge struck out looking. But Alex Cobb got an extremely generous call on a splitter that was low and inside, way out of the strike zone.

  • Yankees have a threat brewing

    Gleyber Torres and Juan Soto have both hit singles to begin the bottom of the first.

    Two runners on, no outs.

  • Carlos Rodon throws a scoreless 1st inning

    Carlos Rodon gave up a one-out single to David Fry after retiring Steven Kwan. But he followed up by getting Jose Ramirez to fly out and striking out ALDS Game 5 hero Lane Thomas.

    Yankees coming up in the bottom of the first.

  • Stiff wind in right field

    Jose Ramirez's fly ball to right field ran into the strong wind blowing in at the part of Yankee Stadium.

  • Kwan vs. Rodon: 9-pitch at-bat

    Steven Kwan flys out to lead off the top of the first inning. But he grinded out a nine-pitch at-bat versus Carlos Rodon.

  • Pregame festivities and intros underway at Yankee Stadium

  • Warning: Taylor Swift in attendance at Yankee Stadium

    It'll be OK, folks. We're all used to this now, right?

    Travis Kelce is rooting for his hometown Guardians.

  • Yankees lineup, Game 1

    Carlos Rodon gets the starting nod for the Yankees. He started Game 2 of the ALDS versus Kansas City.

  • Guardians lineup, Game 1

    Alex Cobb gets the start for Cleveland. He's been the No. 3 starter in the Guardians' postseason rotation: