Yankees beat Indians 5-2 in Game 5, advance to the ALCS

Aroldis Chapman of the Yankees celebrates his team's win.
(Image credit: Jason Miller/Getty Images)

The Yankees defeated the Indians Wednesday night in Cleveland 5-2 in Game 5 of the American League Division Series, and will face the Astros in the American League Championship Series.

The Indians beat the Yankees in the first two games of the series, but by winning Games 3, 4, and 5, the Yankees became the 10th team in MLB history to win a best-of-five postseason series after being down 0-2. Game 1 of the ALCS is scheduled for Friday night in Houston.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.