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The Yankees are looking to take control of the ALCS.

The Bombers raced out to a 1-0 series lead with a 5-2 Game 1 win over the Guardians on Monday.

The Yankees opened as Game 2 favorites (-175 via DraftKings) and are giving Gerrit Cole the Game 2 nod Tuesday against Tanner Bibee.

Will the Bombers keep their postseason mojo going? Or will the Guardians tie up the ALCS?

Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest ALCS score, news and more.

John Sterling calls final out of Game 2

By Ryan Glasspiegel

John Sterling calls the final out of Game 2 as the Yankees take a 2-0 lead in the ACLS:

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Watch John Sterling call Aaron Judge's home run

By Ryan Glasspiegel

The John Sterling call from WFAN of Aaron Judge's home run that gave the Yankees a 6-2 lead:

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Theeeeee Yankees win

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Luke Weaver shut the door on the Guardians.

After Jose Ramirez homered, Josh Naylor hit a weak grounder to second base for the Guardians' second out.

Lane Thomas grounded out to end the game.

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Yankees win 6-3 and lead 2-0 in the best-of-seven ALCS.

Jose Ramirez home run cuts Yankees' lead to three runs

By Ryan Glasspiegel

The Guardians aren't going down without a fight.

Yankees closer Luke Weaver entered the game for the ninth inning with a four-run lead.

Kyle Manzardo led off the inning with a line out to left.

Jose Ramirez homered to right to cut the deficit to 6-3 with one out in the ninth.

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Guardians keep game at four-run deficit heading into 9th

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Ben Lively pitched out of a jam to keep the game within some reach for the Guardians.

Anthony Volpe reached when Guardians rightfielder attempted to make a sliding catch but the ball trickled out of his glove.

A pitch clock violation led to a walk for Alex Verdugo.

Gleyber Torres struck out looking to end the inning.

The Yankees lead 6-2 headed into the ninth inning.

Tommy Kahnle with another scoreless inning

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Tommy Kahnle continued his unblemished playoff streak as he got the Guardians out in the eighth.

Cleveland stranded Brayan Rocchio, who got a two-out single.

The Yankees lead 6-2.

Ben Lively gets Guardians out of 7th after Yankees surge

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Ben Lively, who was just added to the Guardians' ALCS roster on Tuesday, got Giancarlo Stanton to ground out to end the bottom of the seventh.

Earlier in the inning, a two-run homer from Aaron Judge gave the Yankees a 6-2 lead.

A 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series is in sight for the Yankees.

Aaron Judge homers to give the Yankees insurance

By Ryan Glasspiegel

All Rise!

With Hunter Gaddis now pitching for the Guardians, Gleyber Torres led off the inning with a single to right.

Juan Soto flied out to left.

With one man on and one man out, Aaron Judge homered to deep center, breaking his postseason slump.

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It was Judge's first home run in his last 66 at-bats in Yankee Stadium playoff games.

The Yankees lead 6-2 in the bottom of the seventh.

Tommy Kahnle gets Yankees out of 7th

By Ryan Glasspiegel

After Lane Thomas worked a walk, Lane Brennan grounded out to second to end the inning.

The Yankees hold a 4-2 lead entering the final stretch.

Tommy Kahnle in for Yankees

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Aaron Boone pulled Tim Hill in the top of the seventh after he got Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor to ground out to start the inning.

Star reliever Tommy Kahnle entered the game for the Yankees, who lead 3-2.

Anthony Rizzo picked off

By Ryan Glasspiegel

The Yankees lost another runner on the bases in the bottom of the sixth.

After an Alex Verdugo flyout, the Guardians pulled Erik Sabrowski for Pedro Avila.

On a pitch in the dirt, Anthony Rizzo got stranded between second and third and got picked off.

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Jazz Chisholm got picked off at second earlier in the inning.

The Yankees lead 4-2.

Anthony Rizzo comes up big

By Ryan Glasspiegel

Anthony Rizzo came through in the clutch for the Yankees, as he has done so many times in the playoffs in his career.

Rizzo hit a double off Erik Sabrowski.

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Anthony Volpe would've been held at third, but Guardians rightfielder Will Brennan bobbled the ball and Volpe was waved home.

Yankees lead 4-2 with a runner on second and one out in the bottom of the sixth.

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