The Cleveland Guardians were one strike away from falling 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 victory over the New York Yankees to reduce their American League Championship Series deficit to two games to one.
All season long, the Cleveland Guardians have played one six-inning game; Entering Thursday, they were 76-2 when leading after six innings, including the postseason. But Thursday night did not go as planned.
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David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates hitting a two-run home run during the tenth inning against 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 Gaddis issued a two-out walk to Juan Soto in the eighth, Emmanuel Clase came in to face a struggling Aaron Judge.
Judge drove Clase deep to tie the game, but the Yankees weren't done yet. The next batter, renowned October legend Giancarlo Stanton, launched a solo home run, giving the Bronx Bombers a 4-3 lead: Clase had allowed two home runs in the entire regular season, but gave up two in a three-pitch span.
Gleyber Torres added a sacrifice fly for a two-run lead in the ninth, but until his last out, the Guardians put the tying run on the plate. On the first pitch he saw, Jhonkensy Noel hit a long two-run homer to tie the game.
David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates hitting a two-run home run during the tenth inning against the New York Yankees during game three of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 17, 2024 in Cleveland , Ohio. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
The Yankees failed to score in the 10th, and the Guardians put the winning run on third with two outs, but they got much more than a single: David Fry launched a two-run home run to leave the scoring.
It is the third home run in Guardians history, along with Oscar González in 2022 and Tony Peña in 1995.
David Fry #6 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrates a two-run home run during the tenth inning against 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 pm ET, while Gavin Williams will go for Cleveland; It is the first postseason outing for both pitchers.
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