Guardians vs Yankees Picks and Prediction – 10/15/2024

The Cleveland Guardians visit the New York Yankees on Tuesday for Game 2 of the American League Championship Series. Cleveland trails in the series 1-0 after losing to New York in Game 1 on Monday 5-2. Cleveland starter Alex Cobb suffered the loss after allowing three runs on five hits in 2 ⅔ innings. Keep up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

During the postseason, Lane Thomas is leading Cleveland in home runs with two and RBI with nine. Steven Kwan has team highs with 12 hits and a .519 on-base percentage. The Guardians are batting .231 with a .349 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, Cleveland will send Tanner Bibee to the mound. The right-hander appeared in two games of the ALDS, with Cleveland winning both games. 

The New York Yankees look to take a 2-0 lead in the ALCS with a victory on Tuesday when hosting Cleveland. Giancarlo Stanton and Juan Soto each hit home runs for the Yankees in the Game 1 win. New York left eight runners on base despite scoring five runs. New York starting pitcher Carlos Rodon was the winner after pitching six innings, allowing three hits and one run, while striking out nine. 

Giancarlo Stanton has hit two home runs for the Yankees to lead New York in the postseason and is the leader in RBI with five. New York slugger Aaron Judge is batting .133 in the postseason with three hits in 15 at-bats and six strikeouts. New York is batting .216 with a .338 slugging percentage. On Tuesday, New York will send Gerrit Cole to the mound. The right-hander appeared in two of New York’s four games in the ALDS.

Tanner Bibee has allowed just two runs on eight hits across 8 ⅔ innings in two postseason starts for Cleveland. Gerrit Cole has allowed four runs on 13 hits across 12 innings in two starts in the postseason, with New York winning both. The play here is UNDER. The total has finished under in 15 of Cleveland’s last 21, 11 of Cleveland’s last 16 on the road, and four of New York’s last five overall. Final Score Prediction, New York Yankees win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.