Yankees vs. Guardians Game 3 LIVE STREAM (10/17/24): Here’s how to watch MLB ALCS without cable today

The New York Yankees take a 2-0 lead on the road against the Cleveland Guardians when they meet for game three of their 2024 MLB American League Championship Series on Thursday, October 17 (10/17/2024) at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio .

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Here’s what you need to know:

What: MLB ALCS, Game 3

WHO: Yankees @ Guardians

When: Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024

Time: 5:08 p.m. ET

Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

TV: TBS

Station finder: DirecTV, Verizon Fios, Cox, Xfinity, Spectrum, Optimum

Live stream: DirecTV Stream (free trial), Sling (half off first month), Hulu + Live TV (free trial), MAX

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Here’s a recent Yankees story from The Associated Press:

NEW YORK (AP) — Pitcher Alex Cobb was left off Cleveland’s roster for the American League Championship Series on Tuesday after re-injuring himself in the opening game, leaving the Guardians in search of a starter for Game 5 against the New York Yankees .

“It was a challenging year. The timing of this coming in the postseason makes it particularly difficult,” Cobb said. “It’s a moment I’ve been waiting for my whole career and one I haven’t been able to contribute to – putting the team in a hole yesterday was a challenge.”

Cobb left Monday’s 5-2 loss after 2 2/3 innings. The 37-year-old right-hander is ineligible to play for the remainder of the postseason.

“He was diagnosed with a lower back strain,” manager Stephen Vogt said before Cleveland fell to 0-2 with a 6-3 loss in the best-of-seven series on Wednesday. “An injury like that would be a full IL stay, and with the timing of the year, the chances of him pitching again were very, very, very slim.”

Cobb was replaced on the roster by Ben Lively, a 32-year-old right-hander who was Cleveland’s winningest pitcher that season, going 13-10 with a 3.81 ERA in 29 starts.

“We don’t know what we’re going to have,” Vogt said. “Alex wanted to start Game 5. Now we have to find out today that we still have six games to play.”

Lively left-hander Gavin Williams is a candidate to start Game 3 on Thursday in Cleveland.

Cobb threw just 22 innings in five games this year, including the regular season and playoffs.

Cobb, a 2023 All-Star, had hip surgery on Oct. 31 and had not yet returned to the mound when he was acquired by Cleveland from San Francisco at the July 30 trade deadline.

He made his season debut on August 9th and was sidelined after two games due to a torn nail on his right index finger. He did not allow an earned run through six innings in his comeback on September 1 against Pittsburgh and then ended up back on the injured list with a blister on his right middle finger that ended his regular season.

Cobb went 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA in the playoffs. He received a salary of $10 million this year under a club option that was exercised and will be eligible to become a free agent after the World Series.

Lively last pitched on September 28 against Houston on the second-to-last day of the regular season.

“I’m just sticking with the same training program as when I started: practice day, heavy bullpen day in between and just trying to stay fit,” Lively said.

He faced the Yankees once, on May 19 last year for Cincinnati, when he allowed a home run to Aaron Judge in the first inning and issued a walk to Judge in the sixth inning, scoring after Anthony Rizzo’s home run off reliever Ian Gibaut at 6 :2 New York win.

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