Yankees, Indians lineups for ALDS Game 2
Here are the starting lineups for the Yankees and Indians for Game 2 of the American League Division Series presented by Doosan, scheduled for today at Progressive Field in Cleveland, beginning at 5 p.m. ET on MLB Network.
The Tribe took the opener of the best-of-five series on Thursday, 4-0, behind a shutdown performance by Trevor Bauer, Andrew Miller and Cody Allen. The Yankees look to even the series today before heading home for Sunday's Game 3 in the Bronx.
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The main change for New York: Jacoby Ellsbury will return to the starting lineup as the designated hitter, as he was for the Wild Card Game victory over the Twins. Chase Headley, who started Game 1 at DH, will be a switch-hitting pinch-hit option.
The Yankees' top six from Game 1 hasn't changed. Aaron Hicks and Todd Frazier have been swapped in the order from Game 1 -- Hicks will bat seventh today and Frazier has been dropped to ninth. Ellsbury will bat eighth.
For Cleveland, facing a left-hander in CC Sabathia, Austin Jackson moves in for Lonnie Chisenhall at left field and Yan Gomes starts behind the plate instead of Roberto Pérez. Switch-hitter Carlos Santana and lefty-swinging Jay Bruce swap spots in the order, with Santana batting fifth and Bruce sixth.
Yankees
- Brett Gardner, LF
- Aaron Judge, RF
- Gary Sánchez, C
- Didi Gregorius, SS
- Starlin Castro, 2B
- Greg Bird, 1B
- Aaron Hicks, CF
- Jacoby Ellsbury, DH
- Todd Frazier, 3B
CC Sabathia, P
Indians - Francisco Lindor, SS
- Jason Kipnis, CF
- José Ramírez, 2B
- Edwin Encarnación, DH
- Carlos Santana, 1B
- Jay Bruce, RF
- Austin Jackson, LF
- Yan Gomes, C
- Gio Urshela, 3B
Corey Kluber, P