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ALCS game 1 time, TV channel, lineups

ALCS game 1 time, TV channel, lineups
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NEW YORK – Cleveland's endless wait for a World Series title and the Yankees' perceived drought will collide in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

The Guardians and Yankees will face each other in the playoffs for the second time in three seasons and fourth time in the last eight years. The Yankees won the 2017 AL Division Series, the 2020 Wild Card Series and the 2022 ALDS.

But both victories ended at the hands of the Houston Astros in the ALCS, extending the Yankees' drought of a pennant and a World Series title until 2009.

Cleveland has been cooling down its Jets for a while now.

The Guardians are seeking their first World Series appearance since 2016 and their first championship since 1948. Cleveland came close in 2016 when the Chicago Cubs extended the Series to seven games and prevailed in an extra-inning thriller.

One player from that Cubs team – Anthony Rizzo – made pregame headlines before Game 1, coming off the injured list just two weeks after suffering two broken fingers when hit by a pitch. Rizzo had to sit out the ALDS triumph over the Kansas City Royals because Oswaldo Cabrera and Jon Berti took his place at first base.

Left-hander Carlos Rodon, chased in the fourth inning of ALDS Game 2, and Guardians right-hander Alex Cobb – whose three-inning start in ALDS Game 3 was just his fourth appearance this season – are the starters.

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour stage is being set up for her concerts in Miami this weekend, but it looks like the singer won't be in Florida. She is in the Bronx attending the New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians game with her boyfriend Travis Kelce.

The couple was spotted in one of the suites on the right. Swift wore a black hat and jacket. Kelce wore a black hat that said “Midnight Rodeo” and a dark jacket. Sitting next to them was comedian Jerrod Carmichael.

–Brian West

Time Yankees vs. Guardians: ALCS Game 1

Monday's first pitch is scheduled for 7:38 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Yankees vs. Guardians TV network

  1. Steven Kwan (L) LF
  2. David Fry (R) DH
  3. Jose Ramirez (S) 3B
  4. Lane Thomas (R) CF
  5. Josh Naylor (L) 1B
  6. Jhonkensy Noel (R) RF
  7. Bo Naylor (L) C
  8. Andres Giménez (L) 2B
  9. Brayan Rocchio (S) SS
  1. Gleyber Torres (R) 2B
  2. Juan Soto (left) RF
  3. Aaron Judge (R) CF
  4. Austin Wells (left) C
  5. Giancarlo Stanton (R) DH
  6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 3B
  7. Anthony Volpe (R) SS
  8. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B
  9. Alex Verdugo (L) LF

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