Oct 18, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres (25) runs after hitting an RBI single in the ninth inning against the Cleveland Guardians during game four of the ALCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Dermer-Imagn Images
In a game that felt more like a roller coaster ride than a baseball game, the Yankees moved
within one win from the World Series, taking down the Cleveland Guardians 8-6 in a thrilling
Game 4 victory at the 2024 ALCS.
With the game tied at six entering the top of the ninth, Anthony Rizzo, Anthony Volpe, Alex Verdugo, and Gleyber Torres each came through against Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase to
put New York ahead.
Tommy Kahnle came in, got a shaky save, and put the Yankees up 3-games-to-1 in the series.
On the mound to start the game for Cleveland was 25-year-old Gavin Williams, who was
making his first career start in the postseason, and the Yankees wasted no time welcoming him to October.
Gleyber Torres, as he has many times this postseason, led the game off with a single, which was followed by a two-run home run by Juan Soto, giving the Yankees an early 2-0 lead.
Starting for the Yankees is potential rookie of the year winner Luis Gil, who was making
his first appearance for the Yankees in the postseason. Much like Williams, Gil also allowed a
first-inning run, when a Steven Kwan walk and Kyle Manzard double allowed Jose Ramirez to
drive Kwan home on a sacrifice fly. However, the Yankees didn’t wait long to grow their lead
back to two, as Austin Wells, who has struggled for much of the postseason, hit a towering home run over the right field fence, his first of the postseason.
In the third inning, the Yankees allowed another run on a Josh Naylor single in which he stretched his bat all the way in the opposite batter’s box, flaring the ball into left field and shrinking the Yankees lead to 3-2.
The one-run advantage would hold for much of the game, and…
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