The Guardians surprised the Yankees 4-0 in the middle game Wednesday night, as RHP Luis Ortiz baffled New York with 5 2/3 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts on 92 pitches, while the bullpen took over and tossed 3 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball with just 2 hits and no walks on 46 pitches.

Angel Martinez hit a two-run home run, Luis Ortiz pitched 5⅔ stellar innings and the visiting Cleveland Guardians beat the New York Yankees Wednesday.

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It didn’t happen as lefty Max Fried and three relievers shut out the Guardians, 4-0, at Yankee Stadium. Fried (8-1, 1.78) threw six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts. This was a case of answering one shutout with another. The Guardians blanked the Yankees, 4-0, on Wednesday night.

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Cleveland Guardians fans will again have to tune in to a specific streaming service for the second game of a three-game series against the Yankees.

The Yankees offense got nothing going in a five-hit shutout, falling 4-0 at the hands of the Guardians in front of 36,759 fans in The Bronx.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series. New York has a 37-23 record overall and a 19-10 record at home.

Martínez’s two-run homer and Luis Ortiz’s dominant start propelled the Cleveland Guardians past the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, snapping a tough losing streak in the Bronx.