It’s going to be crazy, it’s going to be a lot of screaming and a lot of fans. “Everyone that was there saw what it was like. “It's going to be exciting,” Civale said. All Cleveland's kids have to do now is beat the Yankees in baseball's most hostile environment. But they won the AL Central, swept Tampa Bay in the wild-card round and had the Yankees on the cusp of elimination. The Guardians weren't supposed to be here. “It’s a complete win for us and that’s who we are and that’s the wins we need to have.” 'Our guys had that look in their eyes tonight, and it starts with Gerrit,” first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. Working his third straight day, Peralta retired three batters on just seven pitches. Holmes struck out Amed Rosario and All-Star José Ramírez in the eighth before Wandy Peralta finished for the save. Holmes didn't pitch in Game 3 after Boone decided to shut him down but didn't tell the right-hander. “I’m excited.”Ĭole was pulled after 110 pitches and Yankees manager Aaron Boone brought in closer Clay Holmes for the eighth. “You know if you would have told me back in March, we just signed up to play Game 5 in New York to go to the ALCS, I would have jogged to New York,” Guardians manager Terry Francona said.

With a history of postseason heartbreak, Cleveland teams are 1-7 in winner-take-all games. Josh Naylor homered for the Guardians, who are trying to end Major League Baseball's current longest World Series drought in their first year after a franchise name change. The winner advances to meet Houston in the AL Championship Series. New York will start Game 2 loser Jameson Taillon against Aaron Civale on Monday night at Yankee Stadium.

He didn't dominate, but Cole kept Cleveland's hitters off base and off balance.īader homered for the third time in the best-of-five series, connecting in the second inning off Cal Quantrill, who came in unbeaten in 44 games at Progressive Field.Īfter blowing Game 3 on Saturday, when the Yankees' bullpen had its greatest meltdown in the team's storied postseason history, New York recovered and is headed home for a winner-moves-on game.

New York's $324 million man, Cole allowed two runs and struck out eight in beating the Guardians for the second time in six days. 'Preparing for this game, there’s an opportunity to clinch or an opportunity to go home, I didn’t approach the game any different,' Cole said.

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