NYA @ CLE

New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, September 29, 2020

Playing on the road, the New York Yankees won 12-3 over the Cleveland Indians on September 29, 2020 in the Wild Card round. The 12-3 final was one-sided. The information panel shows a running time of 197 minutes and a night start. The weather notes give 61 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 9 mph wind. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the first, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth; the seventh brought 4 runs. The Cleveland Indians scored single runs in the third, fourth, and ninth innings. Hits were 15 for the New York Yankees and 8 for the Cleveland Indians, with 0 and 0 errors. Gerrit Cole was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 6 hits in 7.0 innings. Shane Bieber took the loss after 4.2 innings and 7 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Gerrit Cole, who had 13. The Cleveland Indians used Shane Bieber, Adam Cimber, Cam Hill, Phil Maton, and Oliver Perez on the mound. The New York Yankees' top hitter was Gleyber Torres, 4 for 4, 1 home run, and 3 RBI. The New York Yankees got more home runs from Brett Gardner, Aaron Judge, and Giancarlo Stanton. The Cleveland Indians' top hitter was Josh Naylor, 4 for 4, 1 home run, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI. Jordan Baker worked home plate.