The Yankees take an ALCS lead 2-1 in Game 4 against the Guardians

Associated Press

New York Yankees (94-68, first in the AL East during the regular season) vs. Cleveland Guardians (92-69, first in the AL Central during the regular season)

Cleveland; Friday, 8:08 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABILITIES: Yankees: Luis Gil (15-7, 3.50 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 171 strikeouts); Keeper: Gavin Williams (3-10, 4.86 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 79 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -121, Guardians +101; Over/Under is 7 1/2 runs

Conclusion: The Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees meet in Game 4 of the ALCS. The Yankees lead the series 2-1.

Cleveland is 92-69 overall and 50-30 in home games. The Guardians have a 46-11 record in games in which they hit at least two home runs.

New York is 94-68 overall and 50-31 on the road. The Yankees have the fourth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .248.

The teams will meet on Friday for the tenth time this season. The Yankees lead the season series 6-3.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland with 39 home runs while batting .537. Lane Thomas is 9 for 36 with two home runs and nine RBI in the last 10 games.

Aaron Judge has 58 home runs, 133 walks and 144 RBI while batting .322 for the Yankees. Juan Soto is 10 for 34 with a double, a home run and four RBI in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 4-6, .226 batting average, 3.38 ERA, outscored by two runs

Yankees: 6-4, .219 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Caregivers: Sam Hentges: 60-day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-day IL (elbow), James Karinchak: 60-day IL (shoulder )

Yankees: Ian Hamilton: day-to-day (calf), Nestor Cortes Jr.: 15-day IL (elbow), DJ LeMahieu: 10-day IL (hip), Jonathan Loaisiga: 60-day IL (elbow), JT Brubaker: 60-day IL (elbow), Lou Trivino: 60-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press produced this story using technology and data from Sportradar provided by Data Skrive.