Cleveland Guardians at New York Yankees: Final Score & Recap

The New York Yankees shut out the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 on August 22, 2024, at Yankee Stadium, with the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a New York win climbing from 55% before first pitch to a certainty by the final out. Cleveland managed just one hit across nine innings, never threatening in a game that belonged entirely to the home side.

The decisive stretch came in the fourth and fifth innings. Aaron Judge delivered the game's first run with a home run off Gavin Williams in the bottom of the fourth, a swing the DiamondIQ model measured at plus 11.8% in win probability. The following inning, Giancarlo Stanton extended the lead with a home run off Nick Sandlin, the single biggest play of the night at plus 17.0% win probability added. Those two swings accounted for the backbone of New York's offensive performance, with Stanton finishing as the game's top batter by WPA at plus 18.6% and a RE24 of plus 2.7, while Judge posted plus 13.4% WPA and plus 0.9 RE24. Gleyber Torres contributed as well, adding plus 4.2% WPA and plus 0.8 RE24 in support.

Gerrit Cole was the story on the mound, leading all pitchers with plus 21.7% WPA as he kept Cleveland's lineup in check throughout his outing. The Guardians' most damaging moments came from their own at-bats, most notably Ben Rice's fifth-inning groundout into a double play that cost New York minus 7.9% win probability, though the damage proved short-lived given the margin New York had already built. New York added a run in the eighth to finalize the 6-0 margin, capping a thoroughly dominant performance at home.