Guardians score vs Yankees | Recap, highlights as Cleveland plays New York

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Guardians score vs Yankees | Recap, highlights as Cleveland plays New York

Brad Bournival, Akron Beacon Journal · Akron Beacon Journal

Tue, Apr 22, 2025 ·

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CLEVELAND — The Guardians took the series against the New York Yankees with their second straight win - this one a 3-2 victory - at Progressive Field on Tuesday, April 22.

The rematch of last year's American League Championship Series went Cleveland's way thanks to a three-run sixth inning. It also pushed the Guardians (14-9) into the American League Central lead when the Detroit Tigers (14-10) lost 2-0 to the San Diego Padres .

Follow along here for live updates, highlights and in-game analysis:

Guardians moves: Cleveland places Lane Thomas on injured list; Trevor Stephan extended to 60-day IL

Cade Smith close out the ninth inning for the Guardians

Jasson Dominguez flies out to center field. Austin Wells flies out to center field. Oswaldo Cabrera grounds out to second base and Cade Smith earns his second save in as many nights. This one on four pitches.

Guardians go down in order in the eighth inning

Cleveland 3, New York 2

Kyle Manzardo grounds out to first. Carlos Santana grounds out to first. Bo Naylor fouls out to third. The announced attendance is 21, 549

Yankees threaten, Guardians head to bottom of the eighth with the lead

Cleveland 3, New York 2

Aaron Judge singled to left. Cody Bellinger struck out. Paul Goldschmidt flew out to center. Judge stole second. Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked. Anthony Volpe struck out.

Guardians go down in order in the seventh

Cleveland 3, New York 2

Steven Kwan , Gabriel Arias and Jose Ramirez all grounded out in a quick 1-2-3 inning. Hunter Gaddis coming onto pitch for the Guardians.

Yankees reach base, trail Guardians as we head to bottom of seventh

Cleveland 3, New York 2

Jasson Dominguez struck out swinging to start the inning. Pablo Reyes pinch hit for J.C. Escarra . Reyes struck out. Oswaldo Cabrera reached on a routine groundball error to shortstop. Ben Rice grounded out to second.

Tim Herrin takes the bump for the Guardians in the seventh

The right-hander comes in for Tanner Bibee , who went six innings of five-hit ball and gave up two runs, both earned. He struck out five and walked three. Bibee (1-2) can win the game. He can not lose.

Guardians chase Warren, take lead in the bottom of the sixth

Cleveland 3, Guardians 2

Guardians even things up with Yankees, chase Will Warren

Steven Kwan picked up his and the Guardians' second hit of the night with a single to right. Nolan Jones followed with a single to right as well to chase starter Will Warren in favor of Mark Leiter Jr. Warren went five innings of two-hit ball. He walked one and struck out five and gave up two earned runs.

Jose Ramirez struck out. Kwan and Jones stole second and third, respectively. Kwan came all the way around on a passed ball during the play and Jones went to third. Kyle Manzardo doubled just under the glove of Aaron Judge in right to tie things up. Carlos Santana grounded out to second. Manzardo to third. Bo Naylor walked. Angel Martinez's base hit up the box scored Manzardo and the Guardians took the lead. Daniel Schneeman singled over the head of Leiter to load the bases and chase Leiter from the bump.

Tim Hill on in relief. Brayan Rocchio flew out to right to end the threat.

Yankees increase lead in top half of the sixth

New York 2, Cleveland 0

Aaron Judge stayed perfect on the evening with a double to left to open things. He's now 3-for-3. Cody Bellinger grounded out to third base. Paul Goldschmidt singled sharply to Jose Ramirez to push Judge to third. Jazz Chisolm Jr. pushed Judge across the plate with a sacrifice fly to center. Anthony Volpe hit into a fielder's choice for what was likely Tanner Bibee's last inning.

Will Warren continues Guardians dominance for Yankees to end the fifth

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Angel Martinez worked the count but grounded out to shortstop Anthony Volpe, who was shaded behind second base to start the inning. Daniel Schneeman struck out swinging and Brayan Rocchio flew out to right on a diving catch by Aaron Judge. Will Warren has sent down the last 10 in order.

Yankees go down in order to end their half of the fifth

New York 1, Cleveland 0

J.C. Escarra and Ben Rice sandwiched groundouts around a strikeout by Oswaldo Cabrera and Tanner Bibee worked a much-needed 1-2-3 fifth inning.

Cleveland Guardians starter Tanner Bibee throws a pitch against the New York Yankees on April 22, 2025, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Will Warren settles in for Yankees through the first four innings

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Kyle Manzardo flew out to second to open things. Carlos Santana was called out on strikes. Bo Naylor grounded out to first.

Will Warren hasn't allowed a hit since Steven Kwan's bloop single to left in the first inning. He's only allowed a walk to Daniel Schneemann since then.

Yankees strand runner on third in fourth inning, push Bibee's pitch count

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Paul Goldschmidt opened the inning with a 10-pitch walk. Jazz Chisholm Jr. walked on seven pitches after that. Anthony Volpe grounded into a 6-4-3 double play with Goldschmidt going to third. Jasson Dominguez struck out to end the frame. Tanner Bibee has thrown 84 pitches through four innings.

Cleveland Guardians go down in order in the third inning

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Steven Kwan lined out to center and Nolan Jones struck out swinging. Jose Ramirez sent a shot back up the box, but shortstop Andy Volpe snared it for a groundout to end the inning. Will Warren only threw 12 pitches in the inning.

Aaron Judge gets on, Yankees leave him on first

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Aaron Judge's two-out single to right went nowhere when Cody Bellinger took a called third strike to end the Yankees half of the third inning.

Joe Flacco in the house for the Guardians-Yankees game

Browns quarterback Joe Flacco took in the game. Flacco, who came to Cleveland after an offseason signing, reported to Berea earlier in the morning. As things sit right now, he'll battle Kenny Pickett for the starting position for the Browns in the fall with Deshaun Watson hurt.

Cleveland Guardians don't score, but make Yankees work for outs

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Carlos Santana struck out to start the frame, but Bo Naylor reached on an error by Jazz Chisholm Jr. and then stole his first base of the season. He advanced to third on a groundout by Angel Martinez. Daniel Schneemann walked on six pitches. Brayan Rocchio grounded into a fielder's choice at second, but like Tanner Bibee, Will Warren's pitch count is already escalating (37 after two innings).

New York Yankees leave runner on first in second inning

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Tanner Bibee's Jeckyl and Hyde start continued. He induced a pop out to third by Jazz Chisholm Jr. to start things but walked Anthony Volpe after that on a great nine-pitch at-bat by Volpe. Steven Kwan made a solid running catch in left to erase Jasson Dominguez. J.C. Escarra flew out to left to end the top half of the second.

Cleveland Guardians strand runner to end first inning

New York 1, Cleveland 0

Steven Kwan blooped a single to left but was wiped out on a fielder's choice off the bat of Nolan Jones. Jones was the victim of Jose Ramirez's fielder's choice. Ramirez stole second (4). Kyle Manzardo was called out on strikes to end the inning. Tanner Bibee has already thrown 39 pitches.

New York Yankees take lead on the first pitch

Ben Rice took Tanner Bibee's first pitch to the seats in left field. It's the second career leadoff home run for Rice (July 2024 vs. Boston Red Sox ) and the fourth leadoff home run for the Yankees this year. It had an exit velocity of 105.1 mph and traveled 377 feet.

Bibee got out of the inning without further damage despite giving up a base hit to right by Aaron Judge. Cody Bellinger struck out and Cody Bellinger grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.

It's 1-0 as we head to the bottom of the first.

New York Yankees starting lineup

Number	Name (Bats)	Position	Statistics
22	Ben Rice (L)	DH	.288, 5 HR, 9 RBIs
99	Aaron Judge (R)	RF	.384, 7 HR, 25 RBIs
35	Cody Bellinger (L)	CF	.183, 2 HR, 12 RBIs
48	Paul Goldschmidt (R)	1B	.372, 1 HR, 7 RBIs
13	Jazz Chisholm (L)	2B	.161, 7 HR, 14 RBIs
11	Anthony Volpe (R)	SS	.217, 4 HR, 15 RBIs
24	Jasson Dominguez (S)	LF	.232, 11 HR, 24 RBIs
25	J.C. Escarra (L)	C	.158, 0 HR, 1 RBI
95	Oswaldo Cabrera (S)	3B	.302, 1 HR, 5 RBIs
98	Will Warren	RHP	1-0, 5.17 ERA, 16 Ks

Cleveland Guardians starting lineup

Number	Name	Position	Statistics
38	Steven Kwan (L)	LF	.333, 4 HR, 14 RBIs
22	Nolan Jones (L)	RF	.173, 0 HR, 2 RBIs
11	José Ramírez (S)	3B	.276, 5 HR, 13 RBIs
9	Kyle Manzardo (L)	DH	.217, 7 HR, 17 RBIs
41	Carlos Santana (S)	1B	.224, 2 HR, 6 RBIs
23	Bo Naylor (L)	C	.204, 2 HR, 6 RBIs
1	Angel Martinez (S)	CF	.364, 0 HR, 3 RBIs
10	Daniel Schneeman (L)	2B	.219, 2 HR, 3 RBIs
4	Brayan Rocchio (S)	SS	.250, 0 HR, 6 RBIs
28	Tanner Bibee	RHP	1-2, 5.85 ERA, 15 Ks

Guardians announce roster moves ahead of Yankees game

The Cleveland Guardians have placed outfielder Lane Thomas (right wrist bone bruise) on the injured list retroactive to April 20.

They've also transferred right-handed pitcher Trevor Stephan (elbow) to the 60-day injured list and selected the contract of Will Wilson from Triple-A Columbus. Stephan underwent Tommy John surgery on March 28, 2024, to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow.

Starting pitchers for the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees

Right-hander Tanner Bibee (1-2, 5.85 ERA, 15 strikeouts) is scheduled to start on the mound for the Guardians and right-hander Will Warren (1-0, 5.17, 16 strikeouts) is set to get the ball for the Yankees.

American League Central standings

Entering Tuesday:

Detroit Tigers 14-9
Cleveland Guardians 13-9
Kansas City Royals 9-14
Minnesota Twins 7-15
Chicago White Sox 5-17

Tanner Bibee will take the hill Tuesday against the New York Yankees.

How can I watch, stream or listen to the Guardians vs Yankees game?

Monday's game can be viewed locally on AT&T U-verse (channel 1736), COX (channel 80), DIRECTV Satellite and Streaming (channel 662), FuboTV and Spectrum (channel 1306). It can also be streamed via MLB's direct-to-consumer streaming subscription ( CLEGuardians.TV ) for $99.99 a season or $19.99 a month. And it'll be available on the radio via WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 and WARF 1350.

What happened in Game 1 against the New York Yankees?

Gavin Williams allowed two runs over 6⅓ innings to pick up the win for Cleveland. José Ramírez and Kyle Manzardo hit consecutive home runs and the Guardians won for the 10th time in 13 games.

Contact Brad Bournival at bbournival@gannett.com and follow him on Twitter at @ bbournival

This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Major League Baseball score | Guardians vs. Yankees live updates

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