Luke Weaver gave up a solo home run to José Ramírez but secured the last three outs for New York. Yankees win 6-3. The series now shifts to Cleveland with the Yankees holding a 2-0 ALCS lead. Game 3 begins at 5:08 p.m. ET on Thursday.

The Yankees had two baserunners but failed to add an insurance run in the eighth inning. The Guardians are now down to their last three outs in the top of the ninth while facing a 6-2 deficit.

Brayan Rocchio hit a two-out single, but the Guardians failed to score in the eighth inning. They trail 6-2 and are down to their last three outs.

Aaron Judge has done it. Baseball's best home-run hitter launched his first homer of the postseason in the bottom of the seventh inning to extend the Yankees' lead.

With a man on first and the Yankees holding a 4-2 lead, Judge launched a 1-1 Hunter Gaddis fastball over the center-field wall at Yankee Stadium. The blast extended New York's lead to 6-2 and put the Guardians on the ropes and on the verge of an 0-2 ALCS hole.

The Guardians got out of the inning with no further damage and six outs remaining to get back into the game.

Lane Thomas walked, but the Guardians failed to produce a run or another baserunner in the top of the seventh. They're down to their last six outs as the Yankees maintain a 4-2 lead.

The Yankees added one run but wonder what might have been after base-running errors produced two outs in the sixth. Jazz Chisholm got picked off at second base after leading off the inning with a double. Then, with two outs, Anthony Rizzo got caught in a rundown at third base to end the inning. Yankees lead 4-2 after six innings.

The Yankees added to their lead and could have done more damage, if not for Jazz Chisholm getting picked off at second base. Anthony Rizzo doubled to right field with Anthony Volpe on first base. Volpe initially slowed down at third but came around to score when Will Brennan bobbled the ball in right field.

Brennan got charged with an error, and the Yankees extended their lead to 4-2 with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Jazz Chisholm led off the bottom of the sixth inning with a double, but just got picked off at second taking a big lead with two men on and no outs. The Yankees are challenging the tag, but he's clearly out. Instead of runners on first and second with no outs, the Yankees have a man on first with one out.

He struggled at the plate in September and has been quiet offensively so far this postseason, but let’s take a moment to appreciate the defender Austin Wells has become behind the dish. This was a guy many scouts projected as a likely future first baseman or corner outfielder when he was a top college prospect at the University of Arizona, yet here he is as a rookie, already one of the better defensive catchers in baseball.

That incredible block of a Clay Holmes slider with the bases loaded to prevent the game-tying run from scoring in the top of the fifth was the latest remarkable example of Wells' standout glovework.

Tim Hill pitched a 1-2-3 sixth inning for the Yankees, and both bullpens are rolling. Yankees maintain a 3-2 lead.

Guardians reliever Eli Morgan gets Aaron Judge, Austin Wells and Giancarlo Stanton out on six pitches in a quick bottom of the fifth. We head to the sixth inning with the Yankees holding a 3-2 lead.

The Guardians added a second run on an RBI groundout by Will Brennan. Clay Holmes then walked Andres Gimenez before ending the top of the fifth inning with a bases-loaded strikeout of Austin Hedges. Yankees lead 3-2.

The Guardians are on the board. For the second straight inning, they loaded the bases against Gerrit Cole — this time with no outs in the fifth. Josh Naylor scored Steven Kwan with a sacrifice fly to cut New York's lead to 3-1. Cole then walked Lane Thomas on a full count to load the bases again, and his night is done.

Clay Holmes will take over on the mound in the fourth with the bases loaded, one out and the Yankees holding a 3-1 lead. Will Brennan is due up.

Cleveland's bullpen is getting the job done after the Guardians spotted the Yankees a 3-0 lead. Tim Herrin took over for Cade Smith and got out of the fourth inning allowing just a single to Gleyber Torres. The Guardians will look to cut into their 3-0 deficit in the fifth.

Gerrit Cole’s command isn’t especially sharp tonight, but his pure stuff is so good, and he has gotten enough help from over-eager Guardians hitters (see: David Fry’s pinch-hit, first-pitch popout) to complete four scoreless innings.

He is at 70 pitches, though, and it’ll be interesting to see how long Aaron Boone lets him ride and which relievers he turns to after leaning heavily on Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver in Game 1.

The Guardians loaded the bases with one out in the fourth inning, prompting manager Stephen Vogt to send in pinch hitter David Fry in place of catcher Bo Naylor.

Gerrit Cole induced a first-swing pop-up from Fry for the second out of the inning. He then struck out Brayan Rocchio looking on nine pitches to preserve the 3-0 Yankees lead. The Guardians have now pulled their starting pitcher and catcher from the game.

Guardians manager Stephen Vogt gave an in-game interview to TBS and explained his decision to pull ace Tanner Bibee after Bibee had pitched just 1 1/3 innings. Vogt replaced Bibee with long reliever Cade Smith in the second inning with the bases loaded, Aaron Judge at the plate and the Yankees holding a 2-0 lead.

"Tanner’s throwing the ball well, but they’re getting to him," Vogt said. "They’re getting traffic on. Just felt like it was time go get Cade and stop it. Hopefully we can get some offense going."

Cade Smith pitches a 1-2-3 third inning, and the Yankees fail to plate a runner for the first time in Game 2. He struck out Anthony Volpe swinging to end the inning. The Yankees hold a 3-0 lead after three.

Stephen Vogt’s decision to intentionally walk Juan Soto to load the bases for Aaron Judge with one out was a certainly bold one, but Cade Smith was able to come in and end the frame with only one run allowed — a decent outcome for Cleveland, all things considered.

Still, the decision to pull the plug on starter Tanner Bibee after just four outs will have significant ramifications for the rest of this game. Yes, there's an off-day tomorrow, but there are a lot of innings left to cover, even for a fresh Guardians bullpen that didn’t deploy any of its top arms in Game 1.

And even if the relievers can keep this game close, a three-run deficit to Gerrit Cole isn’t an especially easy mountain to climb. We can debate the bullpen buttons Vogt is pressing all we want, but if Cleveland can’t score, those choices won’t matter much.

The Guardians put pressure on Gerrit Cole for the first time in the third inning but didn't plate a run. A Brayan Rocchio single and Steven Kwan walk put two men on with one out.

Then Cole got Kyle Manzardo and Jose Ramirez out to end the inning unscathed. The Yankees hold a 3-0 lead heading into the bottom of the third inning.

Cade Smith got the job done after taking the mound with the bases loaded and Aaron Judge at the plate with one out. Judge hit a deep fly ball for a sacrifice fly that extended New York's lead to 3-0. Smith then struck out Austin Wells to end the inning.

The Yankees hold a 3-0 lead through two innings. The Guardians find themselves in an unplanned bullpen game after pulling ace Tanner Bibee in the second inning. A bold decision from manager Stephen Vogt.

The Yankees peppered Tanner Bibee, and his night is done after he recorded four outs. After allowing one run in the first inning, Bibee allowed three straight hits, including an RBI double from Alex Verdugo, to start the second.

Bibee got Gleyber Torres to pop out for the first out of the inning. But the Guardians intentionally walked Juan Soto to load the bases and pulled Bibee in favor of reliever Cade Smith with Aaron Judge at the plate.

Josh Naylor logged the first Guardians hit of the night with a leadoff single off of Gerrit Cole in the second inning. But Cole recorded three quick outs, including a strikeout of Will Brennan, to get out of the inning unscathed. Yankees hold a 1-0 lead heading to the bottom of the second.

The Yankees had runners on first and second and a run on the board before the Guardians recorded their first out of the game. But Tanner Bibee got out of the jam with strikeouts of Austin Wells and Jazz Chisholm Jr. and a nice play in foul territory by right fielder Will Brennan on a Giancarlo Stanton fly ball to limit the damage to one run.

Yankees lead 1-0 after one inning.

The Yankees are on board thanks to a very unfortunate infield error. Gleyber Torres doubled and Juan Soto singled to lead off the bottom of the first with runners on the corners and no outs. Cleveland then appeared to have its first out in the bag on an Aaron Judge infield pop-up.

But shortstop Brayan Rocchio misplayed the ball and watched it bounce off his glove onto the turf. The error allowed Judge to reach safely and Torres to score from third.

Gerrit Cole's off to a strong start. A 1-2-3 inning with a strikeout of Kyle Manzardo retires the top of the Guardians order.

We're moments away from first pitch. Gerrit Cole is warming up on the mound for the Yankees.

It's not relevant to Game 2, but the Guardians have dropped starting pitcher Alex Cobb from their postseason roster because of a back strain. He'll be replaced by Ben Lively, who posted a 13-10 record in the regular season with a 3.81 ERA and 1.245 WHIP in 29 starts.

Cobb, 37, was limited by injury to three appearances in the regular season. He made two postseason starts but lasted just 2 2/3 innings in Monday's Game 1 loss to the Yankees before leaving the game due to hip tightness and a back spasm. Now his season is done.

Six-time All-Star and reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole will start for the Yankees. Cole posted a 3.41 ERA and 1.126 WHIP with 99 strikeouts in 95 innings of a regular season that was limited by injury.

Here's New York's starting lineup for Game 2:

Tanner Bibee will start on the mound for Cleveland in Game 2. He posted a 3.47 ERA and 1.117 WHIP with 187 strikeouts in 173 2/3 innings pitched in the regular season.

Here's the full Guardians starting lineup: