CLEVELAND -- As the American League Championship Series arrives in Ohio for Game 3 on Thursday, the New York Yankees possess all of the momentum. The Yankees hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series, with the Cleveland Guardians stuck in a chasm created in large part by their own mistakes and missed opportunities.
The Cleveland Guardians are turning to left-hander Matthew Boyd for the crucial Game 3 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Thursday.
The Cleveland Guardians' biggest weakness has been obvious since the team departed spring training for Opening Day at the end of March. They have lacked starting pitching depth all year.
Stephen Vogt and Matthew Boyd were asked before Game 2 if the Cleveland Guardians bullpen had a nickname, given how dominant they've been all season. Both declined to give the group a moniker, and Vogt said, " I haven't heard of one.
The Detroit Tigers (86-76) go on the road at Progressive Field against the Cleveland Guardians (92-69) at 1:08 p.m. ET on Saturday. The probable pitchers are Tarik Skubal (18-4, 2.39 ERA) for the Tigers and Matthew Boyd (2-2, 2.72 ERA) for the Guardians.
On Saturday, the Cleveland Guardians will take on the Detroit Tigers in the deciding Game 5 of the American League Division Series. The game has been moved to 1:08 p.m.
Matthew Boyd found out just this afternoon that he would be the Cleveland Guardians' starting pitcher in Game 5 of the ALDS. Stephen Vogt said that the team was thinking through a couple of different options to open the game but believed Boyd on the mound gives them their best chance to beat the Detroit Tigers.
The Cleveland Guardians lost on Monday afternoon against the Detroit Tigers, evening up the best-of-five American League Division Series at one game apiece.
Tarik Skubal's path toward being the probable American League Cy Award winner includes receiving tutelage from former Detroit teammate Matthew Boyd. That's the same Matthew Boyd who will start for the Cleveland Guardians against Skubal in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Monday afternoon in Cleveland.
The Cleveland Guardians were wrapping up final preperastions fro Game 1 of the ALDS against the Detroirt Tigers when Stephen Vogt revealed some major news for Game 2 on Monday.
Matthew Boyd delivered another strong outing and Andres Gimenez hit a go-ahead home run in the sixth inning as the visiting Cleveland Guardians earned a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in the opener of a three-game series between division leaders.