The New York Yankees, the "Empire of Evil," have only one win left until they advance to the World Series for the first time in 15 years since 2009. The Cleveland Guardians' "special closing" Emmanuel Clase has collapsed again.메이저놀이터

The Yankees won 8-6 in the away match in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Cleveland Guardians of the 2024 Major League Postseason at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio on the 19th (Korea time).

Yankees: Gleyber Torres (second baseman) - Juan Soto (right fielder) - Juan Soto (right fielder) - Aaron Judge (center fielder) - Jaz Chisom Jr. (third baseman) - Giancarlo Stanton (designated hitter)-Anthony Lizzo (first baseman) -Anthony Wolfie (striker) -Austin Wells (catcher)-Alex Verdugo (left fielder), starting pitcher Robert Gill.

Cleveland: Steven Kwan (lefty) - Kyle Manzado (designated hitter) - Jose Ramirez (third baseman), Josh Naylor (first baseman), Lane Thomas (center fielder), Daniel Schniman (right fielder), Andres Jimenez (second baseman) - Austin Hedges (catcher) - Brian Locchio (striker), starting pitcher Gavin Williams.

The showdown between the two teams on the previous day (April 18) was unpredictable until the end of the game. Cleveland was in the lead when the seventh inning ended. However, the mood drastically changed as Emmanuel Clase, the "special closing pitcher" who became the Save King for the third consecutive year with 40 saves, got back-to-back home runs off Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton. However, Cleveland dramatically tied the game after two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and David Fry fired a finishing shot to counterattack.

However, it was the Yankees who smiled in Game 3. When Gleyber Torres made a hit at the start of the first inning, the Yankees took the lead with a two-run homer off Cleveland starter Gavin Williams, as follow-up hitter Juan Soto blasted a superior two-run homer based on a laser hit with a speed of 113.3 miles (182.3 kilometers). Cleveland also immediately took the reins in the bottom of the first inning when Jose Ramirez traded a point for his outcount with the second and third bases loaded with a walk by leadoff hitter Stephen Kwan and a double by Kyle Manzado.

After Cleveland's pursuit, the Yankees ran away again. Austin Wells hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning with two outs and no runners on base. Then, in the scoring position made by Kwan's hit and a stolen base in the bottom of the third inning, Josh Naylor hit a timely hit that narrowed the gap to one point again, leading to a tense game. However, the mood clearly leaned toward the Yankees from the middle of the game. He is now close to advancing to the World Series for the first time in 15 years since 2009.

Soto started again this time. Soto, the leadoff hitter at the top of the sixth inning, drew a walk from Cade Smith, Cleveland's new pitcher, and Aaron Judge hit a hit, giving him a chance to win. Giancarlo Stanton, who is demonstrating his powerlessness by hitting three home runs this postseason with runners on the second and third bases with one out and one out, seemed to be gaining the upper hand by exploding a three-run homer. However, Cleveland was not easy either.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Jose Ramirez hit an RBI double off the Yankees' changed pitcher Clay Holmes with one out and one on the first and third bases made by Brian Locchio's walk and Kwan's hit, and the gap narrowed to 6-5 as Naylor, who followed, brought two runners home again. And in the bottom of the eighth inning, David Fry, the "main character of Game 3's closing," drew a golden equalizer in a chance provided by Bo Naylor's double.

Still, it was the Yankees who laughed at the last minute. This time, the "special finishing pitcher" Clase was smashed again. The Yankees took the lead again in the top of the ninth inning when Alex Verdugo's grounder made him hit by consecutive hits by Anthony Rizzo and Volpey, and the Cleveland Indians. Torres scored another point to win the game, overcame a loss crisis to maintain a two-point lead in the bottom of the ninth inning, and had only one win left before advancing to the World Series for the first time in 15 years.