It’s the biggest stage Erik Sabrowski has been on yet.
New York City.
Yankee Stadium.
In the Major League Baseball (MLB) playoffs, specifically the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
And not just anywhere on the expansive green turf at the fabled venue in the Bronx: On the pitcher’s mound, thus in the intense spotlight in front of 46,537 fans and millions of viewers on TV while facing the powerhouse Yankees’ top hitters.
The left-handed relief pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians struck out three of the five sluggers he faced Monday night over 1-1/3 innings of work in Game 1 of the ALCS.
Pitching in the sixth and seventh innings, the Edmonton native retired Juan Soto and Austin Wells, and got star Aaron Judge to line out before Giancarlo Stanton hit a 439-foot home-run into the left-field bullpen.
The 26-year-old capped …