The Cleveland Guardians were one strike away from droping behind 3-0 in the American League Championship Series – instead, they have all the momentum.
A pair of two-run home runs in the ninth and 10th innings propelled the Guardians to a 7-5 thrive over the New York Yankees to cut their deficit in the ALCS to two games to one.
All season lengthy, the Cleveland Guardians have perestablished a six-inning game; accessing Thursday, they were 76-2 when directing after six innings, including the postseason. But Thursday night did not go as computed.
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David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians honors hitting a two run home run during the tenth inning aacquirest the New York Yankees during Game Three of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 17, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Jason Miller/Getty Images)
After Hunter Ginsertis publishd a two-out walk to Juan Soto in the eighth, Emmanuel Clase came in to face the struggling Aaron Judge.
Judge took Clase meaningful to tie the game, but the Yanks weren’t done yet. The next batter, remarkd October legfinish Giancarlo Stanton, begined a solo homer, giving the Bronx Bombers a 4-3 direct – Clase had given up two home runs in the entire normal season, yet permited two in a three-pitch span.
Gleyber Torres inserted a forfeit fly to originate it a two-run direct in the ninth, but down to their final out, the Guardians put the tying run at the ptardy. On the first pitch he saw, Jhonkensy Noel hit a lengthy two-run homer to tie the game.
David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians honors hitting a two run home run during the tenth inning aacquirest the New York Yankees during Game Three of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 17, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Minsertie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Yankees flunked to score in the 10th, and the Guardians put the thrivening run on third with two outs, but they got much more than a one – David Fry begined a walk-off two-run home run.
It’s the third walk-off home run in Guardians history, alengthyside Oscar Gonzalez in 2022 and Tony Pena in 1995.
David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians honors a two run home run during the tenth inning aacquirest the New York Yankees during Game Three of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 17, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Getty Images)
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Luis Gil will go for the Yankees in Game 4 on Friday night at 8:08 p.m. ET, while Gavin Williams will go for Cleveland – it’s both pitchers’ first postseason outing.
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