Monday’s rainout for Game 5 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians has led to a change in the pitching matchup.
The original pitching matchup for Monday was Jameson Taillon and Aaron Civale. Neither pitcher has previously made a postseason start in his career.
Thanks to the game being postponed until Tuesday, the Game 2 starters each had another day of rest. According to Tom Withers, the Yankees are going with Nestor Cortes in Game 5 on short rest.
Cleveland has not made any announcements about their starter, but they could bring back Game 2 starter Shane Bieber on short rest rather than go with Civale.
Zach Meisel had previously said the Guardians would stick with Civale even if the game were postponed.
