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Cleveland Indians: An in-depth look at the New York Yankees

By Aaron Gershon

CLEVELAND, OHIO - JULY 09: Carlos Santana #41 of the Cleveland Indians and the American League celebrates with Aroldis Chapman #54 of the New York Yankees and the American League after defeating the National League All-Stars 4-3 in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO - JULY 09: Carlos Santana #41 of the Cleveland Indians and the American League celebrates with Aroldis Chapman #54 of the New York Yankees and the American League after defeating the National League All-Stars 4-3 in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game, presented by Mastercard at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 18: Franmil Reyes #32 of the Cleveland Indians beats the tag from Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees to score a run in the second inning at Yankee Stadium on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 18: Franmil Reyes #32 of the Cleveland Indians beats the tag from Gary Sanchez #24 of the New York Yankees to score a run in the second inning at Yankee Stadium on August 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Runs Scored: Yankees, 315, Indians, 248

Home Runs: Yankees, 94, Indians, 59

Batting Average: Yankees, .243, Indians, .228

Starters ERA: Indians, 3.17, Yankees, 4.24 

Bullpen ERA: Indians, 3.53, Yankees, 4.51

Strikeouts: Indians 517, Yankees 480

When looking at the basic stats, it’s clear the Yankees have a far better offense than the Indians, while Cleveland’s pitching staff is far superior to New York’s. However, the postseason is a far different animal and will come down to matchups.

Game 1’s pitching matchup figures to call for a low-scoring affair as the Indians will counter Yankees ace Gerrit Cole with CY Young Award favorite Shane Bieber which should make for a low-scoring affair.

In Game 2, the Indians and Yankees will both roll out experienced starters in Masahiro Tanaka and Carlos Carrasco, while Game 3 (if necessary) will see Cleveland’s young righty Zach Plesac will battle veteran left-hander J.A. Happ.

Thus, despite the stats, all three matchups appear close to even and should call for nail-bitingly close battles.

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