CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber shook off a rough first inning to pitch seven, and Josh Naylor hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh to give the Guardians a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees in a rematch of last year’s AL Division Series.
Bieber gave up two runs and three hits to New York’s first four batters before settling in.
The Yankees got the tying run to third with none out in the eighth but reliever James Karinchak retired Aaron Judge, Anthony Rizzo and Giancarlo Stanton in order.
Judge extended his on-base streak to 43 games.
The Guardians stole four bases and have an MLB-high four one-run wins in this early season.