Williams Faces Warren as Yankees Vs Guardians Open Monday
yankees vs guardians opens Monday night at Progressive Field with Gavin Williams scheduled to face Will Warren at 6:40 p.m. The three-game series runs through Wednesday, and Cleveland enters with a 2-1 edge in the season series while New York arrives at 38-26.
Progressive Field starts Monday
The opener gives both clubs a quick reset after uneven Sundays. The Yankees beat Boston and have won seven of their last 11 games, while the Guardians returned from a six-game trip at 3-3 after a 10-0 loss to Texas. Cleveland had opened that trip by taking two of three from New York, including Williams’ win over Gerrit Cole in the second game.
Monday’s matchup is the first of three straight meetings at Progressive Field, and the pitching schedule is already set. Slade Cecconi is slated to start Tuesday at 6:40 p.m. against Cole, and Parker Messick is lined up for Wednesday’s 1:10 p.m. finale against Carlos Rodón.
Williams, Cole, and the rematch
The earlier series in New York tilted toward Cleveland just enough to shape the rematch. Two of the three games were decided by one run, and José Ramírez went 7 for 13 at Yankee Stadium. Those margins are why the Guardians can reach Monday with a slim season-series lead instead of chasing from behind.
Goldschmidt was the most productive Yankee in that first meeting, going 5 for 12 with four RBI last week against the Guardians. New York still has the larger body of work across the rivalry, leading the all-time series 1,127-886, but the current season has stayed tighter than that number suggests.
Injuries shape New York
The Yankees also arrive with Aaron Judge and Austin Wells on the injured list, while the Guardians are missing Erik Sabrowski and Gabriel Arias. That leaves both clubs navigating the series with altered depth on the roster, even before the rotation turns over over three days.
Cleveland is off Thursday before Detroit visits for a three-game series starting Friday night. For the Guardians, the next two days at home are a chance to build on the 2-1 start against New York; for the Yankees, the opener is a chance to even a season series that already has flipped once.
