The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians are just hours away from finally having a chance to start Game 5 of the ALDS at Yankee Stadium.
The game was postponed last night due to rain in the New York City area, but is being made up this afternoon starting at 4:07 Eastern Time.
The game will also air on TBS.
The Yankees have officially set their lineup for Game 5, and it’s exactly the same as it was prior to last night and what it was in Game 4 of the series.
The only difference between last night and this afternoon is the Yankees’ starting pitcher, which was originally supposed to be Jameson Taillon, but is now Nestor Cortes.
Nasty Nestor on the mound. #RepBX pic.twitter.com/st4kS5zZVi
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 18, 2022
Yanks Game 5 Lineup
Barring any late scratches, this is who the Yankees will be rolling with in Game 5.
Gleyber Torres will once again lead off, with Aaron Judge and Anthony Rizzo right behind him, rounding out the first three spots in the order.
The middle three spots in the order will be occupied by Giancarlo Stanton, Josh Donaldson, and Oswaldo Cabrera.
Cabrera hit a two-run home run in the Yankees Game 3 loss.
The bottom third of the order will feature Harrison Bader, Jose Trevino, and Aaron Hicks.
Bader has had himself quite a series.
The speedy outfielder has homered in three of the first four games, with his latest being a two-run shot off of Cal Quantrill.
The Guardians have yet to reveal their lineup for Game 5, but that should come soon.
The winner of today’s game will advance to take on the defending American League Champion Houston Astros in the ALCS starting tomorrow night.
We’ll see how Game 5 plays out and who will meet the Astros.
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