NEW YORK -- The Yankees never expected to advance quickly through the American League Division Series;
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They have a great deal of respect for the parents and the overall level of competition,
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What manager Aaron Boone calls "the highest level in the land" to voice ideas along that line.
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But he hoped that his path could be even easier.
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Giancarlo Stanton's early home run suggested the Yankees could blast their way to a healthy series advantage, but the Bombers' bat fell silent.
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Instead, in Friday's Game 2 at Yankee Stadium, a pair of weakly-struck 10th-inning bloops found grass as the Yankees fell 4-2 to the Guardians, winning a best-of-five ALDS each. tied up.
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“We’ve had adversity throughout this whole long season on our way to winning the division,” said Aaron Judge, who struck out four times and is hitless in the ALDS (0-for-8, seven strikeouts, one walk).
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“This isn’t anything new to us. We’ve got the guys in this room to go out there and finish this job.”