NEW YORK, NY (SNN-TV) – In the divisional round of the 2022 Major League Baseball playoffs, three series ended without one of the combatants facing elimination.
The Astros swept the Mariners while the Phillies and Padres each slayed 100-plus-win beasts in four games. That leaves the series between the AL East champion New York Yankees and AL Central champion Cleveland Guardians. It has blessed us with a do-or-die game. Game 5. Win or go home tomorrow evening in the Bronx. The winner take all showdown features a matchup between pitchers making their first postseason starts.
Jameson Taillon will toe the bump for the Yankees. In 32 starts this season, Taillon went 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA and allowed 26 home runs. It marked his most innings pitched and lowest ERA since 2018. For the Guardians, they’ll send Aaron Civale to the mound. Civale went 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA over his final 10 starts of the regular season after July 8.
Due to rain in the forecast, Game 5 has been postponed until Tuesday at 4:07 p.m.
