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ALCS Game 5: Juan Soto lifts Yankees past Guardians with 10th-inning HR to clinch World Series trip

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October 20, 2024

ALCS Game 5: Juan Soto lifts Yankees past Guardians with 10th-inning HR to clinch World Series trip

Due to an enormous dwelling run from Juan Soto in additional innings, the New York Yankees are heading to the World Sequence for the primary time in 15 years.

The Yankees rallied to beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-2 in additional innings in Sport 5 of the American League Championship Sequence on Saturday at Progressive Area. It is the Yankees’ first AL pennant since 2009.

The Yankees will tackle both the Los Angeles Dodgers or the New York Mets within the World Sequence. The Dodgers maintain a 3-2 sequence lead over the Mets forward of Sunday’s Sport 6 within the Nationwide League Championship Sequence.

The Guardians’ season ended after the membership made its deepest postseason run since 2016, when it fell to the Chicago Cubs in Sport 7 of the World Sequence.

After each groups made it out of the ninth inning nonetheless tied 2-2, Soto got here up huge for the Yankees to shut out the three-run win. Soto drilled a deep dwelling run off Hunter Gaddis to stun the Guardians and put the Yankees within the lead for the primary time Saturday.

The shot was the primary extra-inning dwelling run in a postseason series-clinching win for the Yankees since Aaron Boone hit one in Sport 7 of the 2003 ALCS in opposition to the Boston Purple Sox. The Yankees misplaced the World Sequence that yr to the Florida Marlins.

After Soto’s homer, the Yankees closed out the underside of the Tenth inning with three fast outs.

The Naylor brothers put the Guardians on the board first within the second inning after Cleveland barely escaped what might’ve been a disastrous opening inning, because the Yankees loaded the bases earlier than Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee received out of it.

Within the second, Josh Naylor received on base with a fast single, after which Bo Naylor hit him in with a double up the right-field line. Cleveland prolonged its lead within the fifth when Steven Kwan hit an RBI single to middle.

However, as he has repeatedly on this sequence, Giancarlo Stanton got here by simply in time for the Yankees. Stanton drilled a deep dwelling run within the prime of the sixth that tied the sport 2-2. It marked his fourth dwelling run of the ALCS, incomes him sequence MVP honors.

That was it till Soto sealed the win for the Yankees within the Tenth.

The final time the Yankees have been within the World Sequence, they beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six video games, successful the franchise’s twenty seventh title. They have been to the ALCS 5 instances since then earlier than this fall, most not too long ago in 2022, once they have been swept by the Houston Astros. Their American League title is the forty first in crew historical past.

Sport 1 of the World Sequence, no matter how the Mets-Dodgers sequence ends, is Friday.

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Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:53 PM CDT

And it will in all probability be talked about many instances tonight, however simply to notice right here: Juan Soto is about to be a traditionally wealthy man. He may not get Shohei Ohtani’s $700 million, however a $500 million contract with no deferrals might be value much more when accounting for inflation.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:52 PM CDT
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:51 PM CDT

No matter occurs within the NLCS, Rob Manfred and the remainder of the MLB league workplace ought to already be celebrating. You both get a Yankees-Dodgers World Sequence, pitting your two premier franchises that includes the MVPs of each leagues, or one other all-New York World Sequence.

It doesn’t matter what, the 2024 World Sequence has a $300 million worth of admission.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:45 PM CDT

FINAL: Yankees 5, Guardians 2

The New York Yankees win the pennant, courtesy of an extra-innings homer from Juan Soto. The Yankees made one of many largest strikes of the offseason by buying and selling for the younger slugger regardless of his having just one yr of crew management, however we are able to now name {that a} profitable rental.

The Yankees will play within the World Sequence for the primary time since their final title in 2009. Generally — you possibly can even say typically instances — Goliath wins.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:44 PM CDT

José Ramírez hits one deep to middle, but it surely dies earlier than the warning monitor. Two down.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:43 PM CDT

The Guardians get a baserunner on a Kyle Manzardo single. Simply want another to get the tying run to the plate.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM CDT

Steven Kwan grounds out in opposition to Luke Weaver for the primary out of the underside of the Tenth inning.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:41 PM CDT

Some slo-mo of the Soto homer.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:40 PM CDT

What occurred on that Soto dwelling run? Properly, Hunter Gaddis began him off with three straight sliders, then two changeups, then one other slider. Then, on the seventh pitch of the at-bat, Gaddis tried to sneak in a excessive fastball after Soto had fouled off three straight 1-2 pitches.

Per Baseball Savant, Soto had a .335 batting common and .714 slugging proportion on fastballs this season, with even higher peripherals. Soto normally approaches at-bats by searching pitches, and he needed a fastball.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:37 PM CDT

Aaron Decide strikes out to finish the inning. The Guardians have three outs to attain three runs, or the Yankees will win the pennant.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:36 PM CDT

Juan Soto with a 3-run dwelling run

Juan Soto goes deep! That is a 3-run homer for the Yankees star, they usually’re all of a sudden up 5-2 within the Tenth.

The Yankees at the moment are on the cusp of their first World Sequence journey since 2009.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:28 PM CDT

The Guardians might’ve turned two there, however Rocchio dropped the ball at second. So the Yankees have runners on first and second now with only a single out within the Tenth.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:21 PM CDT

Finish 9: Yankees 2, Guardians 2

Luke Weaver will get the Yankees out of the underside of the ninth, so let’s go to additional innings in Cleveland.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:12 PM CDT

Mid-9: Yankees 2, Guardians 2

Emmanuel Clase received the job achieved. Although Chisholm hit a two-out single, Rocchio tagged him out at second after a Cabrera floor ball to finish the inning with out permitting a run.

The Guardians have an opportunity to finish this now within the ninth.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:03 PM CDT

Finish 8: Yankees 2, Guardians 2

Jake Cousins struck out Noel, and the Yankees make it out of the eighth inning. That is 4 strikeouts for him tonight, and we’ll head to the ninth nonetheless tied up.

Clase will take the mound now for Cleveland.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 10:01 PM CDT

Jake Cousins struck out two for the Yankees, however he simply walked Josh Naylor within the eighth. Noel is up now with an opportunity to blow this sport open but once more.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 9:48 PM CDT

Mid-8: Yankees 2, Guardians 2

That was a 1-2-3 inning for the Guardians, and Jose Ramirez is now due as much as begin the underside half.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 9:41 PM CDT

Finish 7: Yankees 2, Guardians 2

And there is one other double play, this time by Oswaldo Cabrera, who took benefit of a Kwan floor ball hit proper to him.

The Yankees closed out the inning after making a pitching change — Cousins got here in to switch Hill — to maintain the sport tied.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 9:28 PM CDT

Mid-7: Yankees 2, Guardians 2

Rocchio simply ended the inning with a double play for Cleveland — it was the third consecutive double play to finish an inning — and the Guardians made it out of the seventh.
Sat, October 19, 2024 at 9:24 PM CDT

The Guardians are pulling Cade Smith with one out and one on right here within the seventh. Herrin will are available now to attempt to get Cleveland out of the inning with out giving up a run.