Yankees vs Guardians live score, updates, lineups from ALCS Game 5 in Cleveland

CLEVELAND – It’s been 5,473 days since the Yankees won a pennant, which is pretty much a pinstriped eternity.

That 15-year wait could end tonight against the Guardians at Progressive Field.

“It feels like nothing until we get it done,’’ Giancarlo Stanton said late Friday night after the Yankees’ wild 8-6 win in Game 4, giving them a three games-to-one advantage in this best-of-seven AL Championship Series.

Both bullpens have seen max use, but the Yankees will have the benefit of Luke Weaver in tonight's Game 5 after he was not used (but warmed up late) in Game 4.

For starters, it's Carlos Rodon vs. Cleveland's Tanner Bibee. And here we go...

Hey, Tanner...

That's four scoreless innings for Tanner Bibee, holding a 1-0 Guardians lead.

Bibee has retired 10 straight batters since throwing a pitch that grazed Jazz Chisholm's foot in the first inning, and he hasn't yielded a hit since Soto's double - resulting in Gleyber being thrown out at the plate.

Through three at Cleveland

Rodon hadn't walked a batter in three playoff starts (11.2 innings) before that leadoff walk to No. 9 hitter Brayan Rocchio in the third, but the lefty got the next three batters. Still 1-0, Guards.

So far, Rodon has 21 strikeouts in his 12.2 postseason innings, including five tonight - getting third strikes on two fastballs, a cutter, a slider and a changeup, so the variety of stuff is there.

Counting pitches

Through two innings, Rodon is at 41 pitches. Ideally, the Yankees would like to get that same six innings (93 pitches) he delivered in Game 2, due to the bullpen's workload.

Our guess is that Tommy Kahnle is likely unavailable, having thrown 44 pitches in Games 3 and 4 the past two nights, and that they'd like to stay away from using Clay Holmes for a third straight game (27 pitches in Games 3 & 4).

Cleveland on the board

Credit Bo Naylor with a great AB, with a two-out RBI double that drives in Josh (infield hit) for a 1-0 Guardians lead in the second inning.

Bo Naylor fouled off four 2-2 pitches (slider, fastball, fastball, slider) before lashing a fastball into the right field corner for the game's first run.

Carlos Rodon off to a solid start

A good start by Carlos Rodon, a quick first inning with two Ks.

As he said of his Game 1 win vs. Cleveland (6 IP, 1 ER), “I was mindful of where I was emotionally,’’ channeling his inner Gerrit Cole after flaming out in his ALDS start vs. Kansas City.

A lot of noise, a lot of nothing

Once more, Gleyber Torres and Juan Soto start a game by reaching safely...more on that later.

But the first misplay goes to third base coach Luis Rojas' too-early, too-aggressive send of Torres from first base on Soto's double to right-center.

Torres gets thrown out at the plate, the Yanks load the bases (Judge and Jazz hit by pitches) and Rizzo lines out.

Nestor Cortes throws a live session

Earlier Saturday afternoon, lefty Nestor Cortes (flexor tendon) threw another simulated inning against live batters.

Cortes is “very much trending forward,’’ said manager Aaron Boone. “If we get through this round, he has an excellent chance of being in play’’ for inclusion on the World Series roster.

Boone said Saturday's 20-pitch session went well. Cortes is due to throw another live early in the week, "and if that goes well, probably feel good about'' adding him to the next round.

The manager didn't speculate about a potential World Series roster, but if the Yanks stay with 12 pitchers, Cortes could potentially replace Marcus Stroman, in an emergency long relief role but idle through the first four ALCS games.

Yankees' ALCS Game 5 lineup

1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
2. Juan Soto, RF
3. Aaron Judge, CF
4. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
5. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
6. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
7. Anthony Volpe, SS
8. Austin Wells, C
9. Alex Verdugo, LF

Giancarlo Stanton in the cleanup spot

Giancarlo Stanton was moved from No. 5 to the cleanup spot against the right-handed Bibee, offering better protection for Aaron Judge, though it stacks four lefty hitters in the order's bottom five.

Aaron Boone has preferred the left-right lineup balance, having elevated Jazz Chisholm to cleanup in Game 4 (replacing the struggling Austin Wells, who then homered in the No. 8 spot), but "I feel like...it's a heavyweight fight now,'' and Stanton has been delivering some real haymakers.

Stanton has launched four homers in his last six playoff games, since ALDS Game 3. And his three-run shot in ALCS Game 4 was Stanton's 15th career postseason home run in 35 career postseason games.

Cleveland Guardians’ ALCS Game 5 lineup

1. Steven Kwan, LF
2. David Fry, DH
3. Jose Ramirez, 3B
4. Lane Thomas, CF
5. Josh Naylor, 1B
6. Jhonkensy Noel, RF
7. Bo Naylor, C
8. Andres Gimenez, 2B
9. Brayan Rocchio, SS

What channel is Yankees vs Guardians Game 5 on today? Time, TV schedule

Time: 8:08 p.m.

TV: TBS, truTV

Stream: Max

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