Yankees square off against the Guardians in series rubber match
Cleveland Guardians (33-27, third in the AL Central) vs. New York Yankees (37-23, first in the AL East)
New York; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (1-1, 5.28 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Yankees: Max Fried (7-1, 1.92 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 70 strikeouts)
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -267, Guardians +216; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
New York has a 37-23 record overall and a 19-10 record at home. The Yankees have the second-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .463.
Cleveland has a 16-16 record on the road and a 33-27 record overall. The Guardians have an 11-6 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams play Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Guardians lead the season series 3-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 21 home runs while slugging .752. Ben Rice is 8 for 37 with two home runs and three RBIs over the past 10 games.
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Jose Ramirez has 14 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Guardians. Carlos Santana is 14 for 35 with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Yankees: 7-3, .254 batting average, 4.40 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Guardians: 5-5, .247 batting average, 4.04 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Yankees: Jasson Dominguez: day-to-day (thumb), Luke Weaver: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Oswaldo Cabrera: 10-Day IL (ankle), Giancarlo Stanton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Marcus Stroman: 15-Day IL (knee), JT Brubaker: 60-Day IL (ribs), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back)
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Guardians: Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat), Lane Thomas: 10-Day IL (foot), Ben Lively: 60-Day IL (forearm), Will Brennan: 10-Day IL (forearm), Paul Sewald: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day IL (elbow), Erik Sabrowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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