Carlos Rodon left his emotion at home and delivered the gem the Yankees need to open the ALCS.

Rodon delivered six brilliant one-run innings as the Yankees held off the Guardians for a 5-2 victory in Game 1of the ALCS.

Rodon struck out nine batters after he promised to avoid the outbursts that punctuated a disappointing ALDS start against the Royals.

The Yankees struck first with a Juan Soto solo home run and then added three runs on two wild pitches and an Aaron Judge sac fly.

Giancarlo Stanton tacked on the last run with a monster home run to left field in the seventh inning.

Luke Weaver got the final six outs after Tim Hill allowed three straight baserunners to open the eighth inning.