MLB Playoffs: Guardians-Yankees ALDS Game 5; Astros await

By The Associated Press

For the second night in a row, the only playoff game on the schedule features the New York Yankees facing the Cleveland Guardians. This time, it’s Game 5 at Yankee Stadium to decide their AL Division Series after New York staved off elimination Sunday, tying the series 2-all with a 4-2 victory in Cleveland behind $324 million ace Gerrit Cole. Aaron Civale starts for the young Guardians against Jameson Taillon. The winner heads to Houston for Game 1 of the best-of-seven AL Championship Series on Wednesday night against Justin Verlander and the rested Astros. Cleveland teams are 1-7 in winner-take-all games — losing their last seven.