NEW YORK — When it rains it pours.
After sitting through a near two-and-a-half-hour rain delay — only for Game 5 to be postponed — the Cleveland Guardians then had to scramble to find a place to sleep.
The Guardians had to check out of their hotel prior to the expected Game 5 on Monday with the anticipation of going back to Cleveland or shooting to Houston for the ALCS. After the game postponement, they went back to the same hotel and it was overbooked, ESPN reported. They had to then go to a different hotel and split up their group into different hotels.
Players and coaches stayed in Yonkers so they could be in close proximity to Yankee Stadium and team officials stayed in Midtown, according to the Athletic.
Home-field advantage really is playing a factor for the decisive Game 5. The Yanks were granted the comfort of their own beds while Terry Francona’s club had to scramble to find somewhere to sleep.
“We had to make some adjustments just because our hotel was full,” Francona said Tuesday afternoon. “We’re fine. Everybody, we split up and they got it all mapped out and it was no big deal.”
The Bombers were also granted an extra day of rest which was much needed for their thin bullpen and were able to call on Nestor Cortes to take the ball as opposed to Jameson Taillon. Aaron Civale is still the starting pitcher on Tuesday, however, it remains to be seen if Shane Bieber plays a role on three days’ rest.
