Going into this week’s American League Wild Card Series versus the Cleveland Indians, there were legitimate concerns about whether or not the Bombers could handle Cleveland’s elite pitching staff. As it turns out, the New York Yankee offense was more than up to the challenge of facing Shane Beiber and Carlos Carasco on back-to-back nights. The Yanks put up an incredible 22 runs against Cleveland in the two-game sweep, demonstrating just how dominant this lineup can be when things are clicking.
Everybody on the team made key contributions to the offensive outburst. Judge hit a huge home run that set the tone in Game 1.