Yankees play the Guardians in series rubber match
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Cleveland Guardians (73-53, first in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (74-53, first in the AL East)
New York; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Gavin Williams (2-5, 5.02 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Yankees: Gerrit Cole (4-2, 4.15 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Yankees -169, Guardians +142; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.
New York is 33-28 in home games and 74-53 overall. The Yankees have a 56-9 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
Cleveland has a 35-33 record in road games and a 73-53 record overall. The Guardians have the second-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.77.
Thursday’s game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Yankees have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Volpe has 25 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs and 47 RBI for the Yankees. Juan Soto is 9-for-35 with a double and eight home runs over the past 10 games.
Jose Ramirez leads the Guardians with 60 extra base hits (27 doubles, a triple and 32 home runs). Jhonkensy Noel is 8-for-29 with a double, four home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 5-5, .237 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by two runs
Guardians: 6-4, .200 batting average, 3.44 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Luis Gil: 15-Day IL (back), Jazz Chisholm: 10-Day IL (elbow), Trent Grisham: day-to-day (hand), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (tricep), Anthony Rizzo: 60-Day IL (wrist), Clarke Schmidt: 60-Day IL (lat), Ian Hamilton: 15-Day IL (lat), Jon Berti: 60-Day IL (calf), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-Day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Guardians: Alex Cobb: 15-Day IL (hand), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Carrasco: 15-Day IL (hip), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.