CLEVELAND — The waiting was the hardest part. Getting rained out on Friday night, the Yankees had to wait longer to get rid of that taste. Coming off a loss in Houston on Thursday, they just needed to get back on the field and do what they do. The Guardians paid that price Saturday when the Yankees swept the split doubleheader.
In the first game, Gerrit Cole pitched six solid innings and Matt Carpenter hit two home runs for a 13-4 win. In the nightcap, Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton went back-to-back and Nestor Cortes gave them six one-run, three-hit innings in a 6-1 win.
In the first game, the Yankees (58-21) improved to 16-5 in games following a loss this season, and with the second win they clinched their 20th series of the season.
