SAM HENTGES

In the end, the Cleveland Guardians ran out of comebacks.

Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge staggered Cleveland with early homers, and the New York Yankees rocked past the Guardians 5-1 in the decisive Game 5 of their AL Division Series to set up another rematch with Houston for the pennant.

The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees has been postponed by rain after a 2 1/2-hour delay and rescheduled for Tuesday at 4:07 p.m. Both teams took batting practice ahead of the scheduled 7:07 p.m. start.

The decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees did not start on time because of rain.

The new best-of-three wild-card series began Friday with the Padres humbling Max Scherzer and the Phillies turning the tables on St. Louis. After winning Friday's Game 1, Seattle fell behind 8-1 in the fifth inning against the Blue Jays in Saturday's Game 2. Then the Blue Jays tacked on a run to make it 9-5 heading into the eighth inning. Blue Jays reliever Anthony Bass started the inning, but gave up thee straight hits without recording an out. Giving chase, Blue Jays center fielder George Springer and shortstop Bo Bichette came together in a scary collision that left Springer injured on the turf.

The 2022 MLB season is advancing into a brave new world, a 12-team postseason bracket that will decide a champion over the next month. The burst of high-stakes baseball pits eight teams against each other — Guardians-Rays, Cardinals-Phillies, Blue Jays-Mariners, Mets-Padres — for the right to advance. The new best-of-three wild-card series began Friday with the Padres humbling Max Scherzer and the Phillies turning the tables on St. Louis. The top seeds they would face in the next round are familiar — the Los Angeles Dodgers, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and New York Yankees. Game 2: Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays - 4:07 p.m., ESPN (Mariners lead, 1-0)Game 2: San Diego Padres at New York Mets - 7:37 p.m., ESPN (Padres lead, 1-0)Game 2: Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals - 8:37 p.m., ESPN2 (Phillies lead, 1-0)[Here's the full TV schedule for the MLB postseason]Follow all of Saturday's action right here.

If you like pitching, the Cleveland Guardians' Game 2 wild-card series win to eliminate the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday was for you. The 15-inning marathon was scoreless until the very last moment, when rookie Oscar Gonzalez belted a walk-off homer into the left-field seats. Saturday's game was the first major-league game (postseason or not) to make it to the 15th inning scoreless since 2011. The last pitcher to finish a postseason game with at least three innings of relief work … also beat the Rays. Just last year, Boston’s Nick Pivetta fired four scoreless innings to beat Tampa in ALDS Game 3.

Oscar Gonzalez tied the game with a two-run single and scored on Owen Miller’s go-ahead sacrifice fly as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for four runs in the ninth inning to stun the Minnesota Twins 11-10.

Lorenzo Cain hit a grand slam to cap a six-run fifth inning, Eduardo Escobar homered from both sides of the plate and the Milwaukee Brewers moved closer to the NL Central title, beating the Cleveland Indians 10-3 on Friday night. Milwaukee’s magic number to win the division is nine and the Brewers (87-55) are 32 games over .500 for the first time in franchise history. Cain’s home run off reliever Sam Hentges was his third career grand slam and gave Milwaukee a 9-1 lead.

Newcomer Anthony Rizzo has become the latest Yankees player to test positive for the coronavirus.

Five Tampa Bay pitchers combined for seven hitless innings, and the Rays beat the Indians 4-0 for a doubleheader sweep.

Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer shortly after Cleveland right fielder Josh Naylor was carted off the field following a frightening collision with a teammate, and the Minnesota Twins went beat the Indians 8-2.

Shohei Ohtani hit his major league-leading 13th home run and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the slumping Cleveland Indians 7-4 after star outfielder Mike Trout was injured early.

Indians Angels Baseball Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout (27) is walked by Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Sam Hentges during the first inning of a baseball game Monday, May 17, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis)ANAHEIM, Calif. — (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout exited Monday night's game after the first inning because of a strained right calf. The three-time MVP entered the day sixth in the American League with a .333 batting average, but was 1 for 17 in his past six games. He snapped a five-game hitless streak Sunday at Boston, which was a game shy of the longest of his career. Juan Lagares moved to center field after Trout departed and Jose Rojas entered the game in left.

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout has exited a game after the first inning because of a strained right calf.

Ohtani followed with his major league high-tying 12th home run, tucked just inside the Pesky Pole in right field. Drew Butera's two-run single capped a four-run second off Nathan Eovaldi that put the Angels ahead 4-0. TRAINER'S ROOMAngels: Ohtani’s next pitching start has been pushed back a day, to Tuesday against Cleveland, because of fatigue. Indians rookie LHP Sam Hentges (1-0, 3.29 ERA) is scheduled to make his sixth career appearance, second career start. Boston LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1, 4.15 ERA) and Toronto LHP Hyun Jin Ryu (3-2, 2.95) are scheduled to face off for the second time this season.

Shohei Ohtani hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels rallied past the Boston Red Sox 6-5, ending a four-game losing streak.

Shane Bieber pitched out of some early trouble before extending his strikeout record and César Hernández hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs.