Juan Soto started the scoring in the ALCS with a monster home run in the third inning off Cleveland starter Alex Cobb and the Yankees rolled to a 5-2 victory in Game 1 of the ALCS against Cleveland. The home run kicked off a three-run third inning for New York and it would be enough to lift them to victory against a Guardians team that all but gift-wrapped the win for their opponent who served two home runs and threw five . wild pitches and walks for nine batters.

The second home run was sent home by Giancarlo Stanton to seal it in the 7^e but most of the damage had already been done… by the Guardians… to themselves. Two of the five wild pitches Cleveland threw scored runs for New York and six of the nine walks came within the span of nine batters in the game. Add in a playoff gem from Yankees starter Carlos Rodon – six innings of three-hit, one run ball with nine strikeouts – and you have the early momentum of the series that belongs to New York as Game 2 approaches Tuesday night.

Gerrit Cole takes the mound for New York while Tanner Bibee gets the call for Cleveland.

Let’s dive a little deeper into Game 2 and find some sweat.

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Game details and how to watch Guardians @ Yankees – Game 2

● Date: Tuesday October 15, 2024
● Time: 7:38 PM ET
● Place: Yankee Stadium
● City: New York, NY
● TV/streaming: TBS, TruTV, MAX

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ALCS Game 2 Odds for Guardians @ Yankees

The latest quotes from Tuesday morning:

● Moneyline: Cleveland Guardians (+145), New York Yankees (-175)
● Spread: Guards +1.5 (-160), Yankees -1.5 (+135)
● Total: 7

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Likely starting pitchers for Cleveland @ New York

● Tuesday’s pitching game (October 15): Tanner Bibee vs. Gerrit Cole

○ Guards: Bibee – pitched two games in the division series – Cleveland won both – including Game 4, which tied the series at two games apiece. In that game, Bibee threw four innings of 4-hit, 2 run ball.

○ Yankees: Cole – won twice in the division series, including the series clincher in Game 4 in Kansas City, with 7 innings of 6-hit, 1 run ball.

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The top betting trends and insights you need to know ahead of ALCS Game 2 Guardians @ Yankees

• Teams that win Game 1 of a 7-game series with a 2-3-2 format have won 66 of the 99 series.
• The Yankees have won seven straight against the Guardians in games started by Gerrit Cole.
• In his last 5 starts at Yankee Stadium, Gerrit Cole has an ERA of 3.75.
• The Yankees hit 2 HRs in Game 1. No team hit more home runs than the Yankees this season.
• Aaron Judge is now 2-15 (.133) with no extra base hits and six strikeouts this postseason.
• Jose Ramirez is 3-20 (150) with 1 HR, 1 2B and 3 strikeouts this postseason.
• New York and Cleveland have met in the playoffs six times: 1997, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2020 and 2022. The Yankees have won four of the six series, including the most recent series: the 2022 ALDS with three games against two. the Yankees are 16-12 against Cleveland in the playoffs.

Playoff histories for Cleveland and New York

• Guards: Cleveland has an all-time record of 63-61. They have appeared in the World Series six times (1920, 1948, 1954,1995, 1997 and 2016) and have lost six times.
• Yankees: The Yankees want to claim their 41st^st AL Wimpel. New York has won 27 World Championships. Their last World Series win was in 2009. They have been to the playoffs 57 times.

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Expert picks and predictions for Game 2 of the ALCS between Cleveland and New York

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Once the model is ready, we place its projection next to the final betting lines so that the game can reach a relative level of confidence for each bet.

Here are the best bets our model predicts for Tuesday’s Game 2 between the Guardians and the Yankees:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports recommends a Yankees game on the Moneyline
• Spread: NBC Sports recommends a game on the Yankees on the Run Line
• Total runs: NBC Sports is leaning towards a play on the OVER of 7 Total Runs

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