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topicnews · October 19, 2024

Yankees vs. Guardians Score, Live Updates: Cleveland looks to even the series in ALCS Game 4

Yankees vs. Guardians Score, Live Updates: Cleveland looks to even the series in ALCS Game 4

Cleveland fans won’t soon forget the Guardians’ epic walk-off win in Game 3 against the Yankees on Thursday night, punctuated by monstrous home runs from Jhonkensy Noel and David Fry. But they don’t have much time to celebrate the win as Game 4 takes place on Friday and the Guardians still face a 2-1 deficit in the series.

Both starting pitchers are making their first postseason appearances this season: Luis Gil for the Yankees (3.50 ERA in 151 2/3 innings this season) and Gavin Williams for the Guardians (4.86 ERA in 76 innings). ).

After Thursday’s heroics, do the Guardians have a little more magic left in them? They have been solid at home this season and gained some needed momentum with their Game 3 win. We’ll find out soon enough.

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  • Luis Gil finished scoreless in the second half

    Brayan Rocchio hit a fly ball to the left field wall, but Alex Verdugo caught it for the third time in the third inning.

    Luis Gil walked Austin Hedges but retired the other three batters he faced. Daniel Schneemann grounded out to second base, followed by Andres Gimenez, who flew out to center.

  • Austin Wells goes deep

    The Yankees take a 3-1 lead on Austin Wells’ solo home run.

    Gavin Williams seemed to be settling in after defeating Anthony Rizzo and Anthony Volpe. But then he sent a fastball right into the middle of the strike zone, and Wells didn’t miss.

    This is Wells’ first home run since September 9th.

  • Luis Gil keeps the Guardians to one run

    Luis Gil ends the first by getting Josh Naylor to jump to the catcher in foul territory and then striking out to Lane Thomas.

  • Jose Ramirez brings the Guardians into play

    With runners on first and third and no outs, Jose Ramirez gave the Guardians their first run with a sacrifice fly.

    Yankees 2, Guardians 1.

  • The first two Cleveland batters reach base

    The Guardians also get their first two batters on base. Steven Kwan draws a walk and then goes to third on a double by Kyle Manzardo.

    Here comes Jose Ramirez with no outs.

  • Gavin Williams calms down after Juan Soto’s home run

    After serving up a two-run home run to Juan Soto, Gavin Williams retired the next three batters. Aaron Judge grounded out to shortstop, Jazz Chisholm Jr. struck out and Giancarlo Stanton flied out to right field.

    At the bottom of the first picture, guards appear.

  • Juan Soto gives the Yankees a 2-0 lead

    The Yankees start Game 4 with a bang. Gleyber Torres leads off with a single, then Juan Soto smashes a high fastball for a two-run shot.

  • Aaron Boone on moving Jazz Chisholm Jr. to cleanup

    It’s a strange move to swap Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Giancarlo Stanton at the 4th and 5th spots in the lineup. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters he did this to balance left- and right-handed batters in the middle and back of the Yankees’ batting order.

  • Will the Yankees use closer Luke Weaver tonight?

    Luke Weaver, the Yankees’ closer, struck out Thursday’s third game, allowing two runs on two hits (including a home run) in 1 1/3 innings.

    It was Weaver’s third appearance in the series, which included a save with five outs in Game 1. After Thursday’s performance, the question arose as to whether Weaver was fatigued by the heavy postseason workload.

  • Guardians lineup, Game 4

    Same lineup as Game 3 for Cleveland. And why not, although some may wonder why David Fry isn’t competing.

    Gavin Williams makes his postseason debut for the Guardians. During the regular season, he went 3–10 with a 4.86 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 76 innings.

  • Yankees lineup, Game 4: Jazz Chisholm Jr. cleaning up, Luis Gil making his first postseason start

    Jazz Chisholm Jr. moved to the clean sweep despite going 2-for-12 in the first three games of the ALCS and .148 in the postseason. Giancarlo Stanton drops to fifth in the batting order.

    Luis Gil will make his first start on the mound this postseason. The rookie went 15-4 with a 3.50 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 151 2/3 innings during the regular season.

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