Yankees manager Aaron Boone made just one substitution during the game, replacing Rizzo with Oswaldo Cabrera in the ninth inning for the final three outs. Though no plays were made at first base after the switch, Boone faced questions about why he didn’t allow Rizzo to finish the game.

Anthony Rizzo was back in the Yankees’ lineup for the American League Championship Series opener against the Guardians, just 16 days after fracturing a pair of fingers when hit by a pitch.