Tanner Bibee settles in after first-pitch homer, Guardians rally to down Aaron Judge, Yankees 3-2

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tanner Bibee recovered from giving up a home run on his first pitch to work six innings, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees on Tuesday night that extended their winning streak to five.

Bibee (2-2) was quickly tagged by New York's Ben Rice but settled in. He allowed two runs and five hits while helping the Guardians clinch the series and improve to 7-1 at home.

New York's Aaron Judge went 4 for 4 with three singles and double, raising his major league-leading average to .411 with his 12th career four-hit game.

For the second day in a row, Cade Smith closed for Cleveland. He needed just four pitches in the ninth for his second save.

Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase, who has struggled so far this season, was not available after pitching three straight days and throwing 30 pitches on Sunday.

Warren held the Guardians to one hit and led 2-0 after five innings before allowing two singles to start the sixth and being replaced.

Cleveland then scored three runs with an unorthodox rally,

Reliever Mark Leiter Jr. (2-2) fanned José Ramírez before the Guardians attempted a double steal with one out. As Steven Kwan neared third, Leiter’s pitch got past catcher J.C. Escarra. Kwan never stopped and slid home safely ahead of Escarra’s throw to Leiter, pulling Cleveland to 2-1.

Kyle Manzardo followed with an RBI double — on a ball Judge nearly caught — and came around to score on Angel Martinez’s infield single, which skipped away from Yankees Gold Glove shortstop Anthony Volpe.

Rice sent Bibee's first pitch over the wall in left field for his sixth homer and New York's 41st this season.

Bibee has had a homer problem, giving up eight long balls in just five starts.

Yankees infielder DJ LeMahieu went 3 for 3 with a homer and double in the start of a minor league assignment at Double-A Somerset as he rehabs a strained calf.

Judge covered 51 feet in right field before making a lunging catch to rob Brayan Rocchio of possible extra bases in the fifth.

Judge has reached base in 20 straight games, batting .413 (31 of 75) over the span.

A matinee on Wednesday to complete the series with the Yankees starting RHP Carlos Rodón (2-3, 4.34 ERA) against Guardians RHP Luis Ortiz (2-2, 5.48).

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Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Cade Smith, right, is congratulated by catcher Bo Naylor after the Guardians defeated the New York Yankees in a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan, right, is congratulated by Kyle Manzardo after scoring a run on a pass ball by New York Yankees relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan celebrates after scoring a run on a pass ball by New York Yankees relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan, left, and right fielder Daniel Schneemann celebrate after the Guardians defeated the New York Yankees in a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Ben Rice walks to the dugout after striking out during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. catches a ball hit by Cleveland Guardians' Kyle Manzardo during the fourth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees first baseman Ben Rice runs the bases after hitting a solo home run off Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge scores a run on a sacrifice by Jazz Chisholm Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan slides to score a run on a pass ball by New York Yankees relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians second baseman Daniel Schneemann, top, throws to first base after forcing out New York Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. Anthony Volpe was out at first base for the double play. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a single during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois landlord who murdered a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison.

Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death of Wadee Alfayoumi and the wounding of his mother, Hanan Shaheen.

Czuba targeted them in October 2023 because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas.

Evidence at trial included harrowing testimony from Shaheen and her frantic 911 call, along with bloody crime scene photos and police video. Jurors deliberated less than 90 minutes before handing in a verdict.

The family had been renting rooms in Czuba’s home in Plainfield, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) from Chicago when the attack happened.

Central to prosecutors' case was harrowing testimony from the boy’s mother, who said Czuba attacked her before moving on to her son, insisting they had to leave because they were Muslim. Prosecutors also played the 911 call and showed police footage. Czuba's wife, Mary, whom he has since divorced, also testified for the prosecution, saying he had become agitated about the Israel-Hamas war, which had erupted days earlier.

Police said Czuba pulled a knife from a holder on a belt and stabbed the boy 26 times, leaving the knife in the child's body. Some of the bloody crime scene photos were so explicit that the judge agreed to turn television screens showing them away from the audience, which included Wadee's relatives.

“He could not escape,” Michael Fitzgerald, a Will County assistant state’s attorney, told jurors at trial. “If it wasn’t enough that this defendant killed that little boy, he left the knife in the little boy’s body.”

The jury deliberated for 90 minutes before returning a verdict. Czuba is eligible for a minimum prison sentence of 20 to 60 years or life, according to the Will County state's attorney's office.

Prosecutors declined to comment ahead of Friday's hearing and have not said what sentence they will seek. Illinois does not have the death penalty.

The attack renewed fears of anti-Muslim discrimination and hit particularly hard in Plainfield and surrounding suburbs, which have a large and established Palestinian community. Wadee's funeral drew large crowds and Plainfield officials have dedicated a park playground in his honor.

Czuba did not speak during the trial. His defense attorneys argued that there were holes in the case. His public defender, George Lenard, has not addressed reporters and declined comment ahead of the sentencing.

Shaheen had more than a dozen stab wounds and it took her weeks to recover.

She said there were no prior issues in the two years she rented from the Czubas, even sharing a kitchen and a living room.

Then after the start of the war, Czuba told her that they had to move out because Muslims were not welcome. He later confronted Shaheen and attacked her, holding her down, stabbing her and trying to break her teeth.

“He told me ‘You, as a Muslim, must die,’” said Shaheen, who testified in English and Arabic though a translator.

Police testified that officers found Czuba outside the house, sitting on the ground with blood on his body and hands.

Separately, lawsuits have been filed over the boy’s death, including by his father, Odai Alfayoumi, who is divorced from Shaheen and was not living with them. The U.S. Department of Justice also launched a federal hate crimes investigation.

FILE - Wadee Alfayoumi's father, Oday Al Fayoume, seated right, and his uncle Mahmoud Yousef attend a vigil for Wadee at Prairie Activity and Recreation center in Plainfield, Ill., Oct. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FILE - Joseph Czuba, 71, stands before Circuit Judge Dave Carlson for his arraignment at the Will County, Ill., courthouse, Oct. 30, 2023, in Joliet, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)