Aaron Judge smashed a tone-setting, two-run homer on Shane Bieber's fourth pitch, Gerrit Cole struck out 13 and the New York Yankees opened the AL playoffs with a resounding 12-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night. The right-hander gave up two runs — including Josh Naylor's homer in the fourth — and six hits in seven innings. Brett Gardner added a two-run homer in the seventh for the Yankees and Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo shot in the ninth. José Ramírez pulled the Indians to 3-1 with a two-out RBI double, his 12th straight hit for extra bases. He'll face Tanaka, who pitched seven shutout innings in Game 3 of the 2017 ALDS as the Yankees overcame a 2-0 deficit and eliminated the Indians.

Source: Fox News September 30, 2020 02:26 UTC