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Jim Rosenhouse along with 6 00:01:05.680 --> 00:01:09.599 you from downtown Cleveland and Progressive Field, the site of 7 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:14.879 the American League Championship Series this weekend as Games three, four, 8 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:18.879 and five are here in downtown Cleveland, with Game five 9 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:22.719 coming up later today Saturday night at eight eight the 10 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:25.959 first pitch time for the Guardians and the New York Yankees, 11 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:29.319 as the Guardians are trying to send the series back 12 00:01:29.359 --> 00:01:31.640 to New York for a Game six. They trail the 13 00:01:31.760 --> 00:01:35.599 series three games to one, and we will tell you 14 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:39.040 how they got there to this point in our show 15 00:01:39.079 --> 00:01:42.079 this week, as we'll recap games one, two in New 16 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:45.480 York and then three and four here in Cleveland. 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Jim Rosenhaus back with 38 00:03:21.759 --> 00:03:25.800 you from Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, as the Guardians 39 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:28.360 and New York Yankees are doing battle in the American 40 00:03:28.439 --> 00:03:32.240 League Championship Series. And that has happened quite a bit. 41 00:03:32.280 --> 00:03:36.039 A meeting in the postseason between these two franchises, the 42 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:40.199 seventh time that they're meeting in a postseason series and 43 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:43.400 the second time they have met in the American League 44 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:47.360 Championship Series, and it began in New York on Monday, 45 00:03:48.280 --> 00:03:50.840 after the Guardians had disposed of the Tigers in a 46 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:54.000 five game American League Division series. The Yankees took care 47 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:56.599 of the Royals in four games to get to this point, 48 00:03:56.879 --> 00:03:59.919 and on Monday, it was Carlos Rodin going for the Yankees, 49 00:04:00.319 --> 00:04:03.560 Alex Cobb on the mound for the Guardians, and Cob 50 00:04:03.599 --> 00:04:05.960 wiggled his way out of jams in the first and 51 00:04:06.159 --> 00:04:09.319 second innings, but in the third, Juan Soto was the 52 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:12.879 leadoff man and he delivered the game's first run. In 53 00:04:12.960 --> 00:04:18.120 his career against Alex Cobb, Juan Soto has gone eight 54 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:22.319 for twelve with two home runs. He spreads himself out 55 00:04:22.319 --> 00:04:25.680 at the plate up on that front toe down the 56 00:04:25.720 --> 00:04:28.399 two to one delivery, and he hits a ton to 57 00:04:28.519 --> 00:04:32.120 deep right center field on the runners Thomas. 58 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:33.839 On the track near the wall gall. 59 00:04:35.560 --> 00:04:40.839 And he continues to pummel Alex Cobb a towering solo 60 00:04:40.959 --> 00:04:44.560 homer to the Yankee penn and right center, and Juan 61 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:48.279 Soto makes it one nothing New York. He got a 62 00:04:48.399 --> 00:04:51.879 ninety four mile an hour fastball, and he didn't miss it. 63 00:04:52.879 --> 00:04:57.839 Soto's first postseason home run here in twenty twenty four. 64 00:04:58.920 --> 00:05:01.279 Cob got two outs in the third, but the command 65 00:05:01.399 --> 00:05:04.040 left him at that point as he walked three batters 66 00:05:04.079 --> 00:05:07.399 to load the bases, and Stephen Vote turned things over 67 00:05:07.439 --> 00:05:12.480 to his bullpen, starting with Joey Cantillo Rizzo single to center, 68 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:15.199 his first time he looks at a pitch in the dirt, 69 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:19.360 kicks up the first baseline fliptogal home plate area. Tintillo 70 00:05:19.480 --> 00:05:22.759 caught up with no chance to get judged. Wild pitch 71 00:05:22.839 --> 00:05:26.759 makes it two nothing Yankees. The one two offering in 72 00:05:26.879 --> 00:05:31.920 the dirt to the backstop three nothing New York. Wow, 73 00:05:32.680 --> 00:05:37.600 So two wild pitches scoring two runs, although the walk 74 00:05:37.759 --> 00:05:42.480 would have scored a run anyway, but this is getting ugly. 75 00:05:43.839 --> 00:05:46.079 Two more walks in the fourth inning led to an 76 00:05:46.079 --> 00:05:48.879 aeron judge sack fly that made it four nothing New York, 77 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:51.439 and it stayed that way until the sixth, when Brian 78 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:54.480 Rochio put the Guardians on the board with one swing. 79 00:05:54.759 --> 00:05:59.920 Carlos Rodin, he delivers and it's hit a ton too deep? 80 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:00.920 What field? 81 00:06:01.079 --> 00:06:02.040 For get it? 82 00:06:02.600 --> 00:06:03.959 Go one to the lower deck. 83 00:06:04.639 --> 00:06:08.839 Brian rookieo has put Cleveland on the board. Why what 84 00:06:09.000 --> 00:06:13.160 a postseason The young man has had hit three seventy 85 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:17.519 five in the Division Series and he's just hammered one, 86 00:06:18.360 --> 00:06:22.199 no doubt about it, shot to deep left and Cleveland 87 00:06:22.279 --> 00:06:25.360 now trails at four to one here in the sixth inning. 88 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:28.319 But in the seventh, the Yankees got that run right 89 00:06:28.360 --> 00:06:31.319 back with Gan Carlos Stanton showing off the power. 90 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:33.120 The O one swung in. 91 00:06:33.319 --> 00:06:38.560 Hit a ton deep left center. Forget about it, so 92 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:43.920 Gan Carlos Stanton, boy, has he been a machine down 93 00:06:44.000 --> 00:06:47.639 through the years when it comes to postseason play, And 94 00:06:47.800 --> 00:06:51.800 that was a howitzer and the Yankees had their first 95 00:06:51.879 --> 00:06:55.439 hit since the third, a solo blast to left center 96 00:06:55.480 --> 00:06:58.439 here in the seventh. But as we've seen all season, 97 00:06:58.519 --> 00:07:01.279 the Guardians don't give up. In the eighth inning, singles 98 00:07:01.319 --> 00:07:04.480 from he metez In Rochio brought Stephen Kwan to the play. 99 00:07:04.639 --> 00:07:07.319 Now the set the pitch, Kwan hits a shot to 100 00:07:07.360 --> 00:07:10.680 third by the diving Chisholm in the scores he meant 101 00:07:10.680 --> 00:07:14.319 as Rokio stops at third and Kwan now with a 102 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:18.920 new club record eleven game hitting streak in postseason play, 103 00:07:19.399 --> 00:07:22.560 and the Guardians trail at five to two and have 104 00:07:22.720 --> 00:07:26.360 runners at the corners, and the Yankees go to the closer, 105 00:07:26.480 --> 00:07:31.160 Luke Weaver. So this club that has been resilient from 106 00:07:31.319 --> 00:07:35.480 day one back in March when the campaign began in Oakland, 107 00:07:35.759 --> 00:07:40.000 they're not going away quietly tonight. But Yankees closer Luke 108 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:42.519 Weaver came on to get the final two outs in 109 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:44.399 the eighth, and he was back out there trying to 110 00:07:44.399 --> 00:07:48.160 close out Game one in the ninth. Two down. Thomas 111 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:50.600 started the ending with the walk. He's still planted at 112 00:07:50.639 --> 00:07:54.639 first five to two New York ninth innings. Again, the 113 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:58.720 two strength pitch to hedges swinging a miss got him 114 00:07:58.720 --> 00:08:01.720 with a changeup and Game one goes to New York 115 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:06.160 five to two. So that was it, the Yankees taking 116 00:08:06.240 --> 00:08:09.959 Game one, setting the stage for Tuesday nights. Game two, 117 00:08:10.000 --> 00:08:13.759 also at Yankee Stadium, and the Guardians had tanner byby 118 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:16.839 on the mount. The first two Yankee hitters reached, and 119 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:20.879 then some untimely sloppy defense led to the game's first 120 00:08:21.000 --> 00:08:23.800 run down the set and delivery a swing and a 121 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:27.439 towering pop up on the infield near second base. The 122 00:08:27.560 --> 00:08:30.600 shortstop Brian Rochio goes. 123 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:34.519 And tops the ball. It rolls in the right. Everybody 124 00:08:34.679 --> 00:08:36.519 is safe for wrong scores. 125 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:45.879 Oh my goodness, disaster in the Bronx. That'll be an 126 00:08:45.919 --> 00:08:50.399 air no RDI one nothing New York first and second 127 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:54.840 with nobody out, and you wonder. There are a few 128 00:08:55.000 --> 00:09:01.159 light sprinkles falling. But Brian Rokio gold glove capliver shortstop 129 00:09:02.039 --> 00:09:06.720 booted a pretty routine pop up. Later in that first inning, 130 00:09:06.879 --> 00:09:10.360 some great defense kept the Guardians down by just a run. 131 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:14.480 Now the two to one delivery and Stanton swings in 132 00:09:14.600 --> 00:09:18.120 skies one to deep right field, down the line, long 133 00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:21.120 run for Brennan on the track, slides in the corner. 134 00:09:21.159 --> 00:09:22.240 It's a foul ball. 135 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:23.320 He caught it. 136 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:27.600 He disappeared from our field, but he made the sliding 137 00:09:27.759 --> 00:09:33.200 catch in foul ground near the right field corner, completely 138 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:34.919 out of our sight line. 139 00:09:35.120 --> 00:09:37.519 What a play by Will Brennan. 140 00:09:38.679 --> 00:09:42.320 And Yankees stay it first and second and now there 141 00:09:42.360 --> 00:09:46.639 are two men out. That's as big a play as 142 00:09:46.720 --> 00:09:50.559 you'll see an outfielder make in what is such a 143 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:55.440 critical first inning, because Cleveland just cannot let New York 144 00:09:55.960 --> 00:09:59.759 smell blood and blow this thing open. In the second, 145 00:09:59.840 --> 00:10:02.279 the Yankees' bats were back at it, back to back 146 00:10:02.360 --> 00:10:05.519 singles started the inning, and that brought Alex Erdugo to 147 00:10:05.559 --> 00:10:05.960 the plate. 148 00:10:06.159 --> 00:10:08.279 The pitch swung. 149 00:10:08.039 --> 00:10:11.279 On trail the left basic down the line into the corner, 150 00:10:11.720 --> 00:10:16.600 hoping scores Grizzles on his way to third RBI double 151 00:10:17.200 --> 00:10:21.279 four Verdugo, two nothing Yankees and the bottom third with 152 00:10:21.480 --> 00:10:25.000 three screen hits to start the inning. And now you 153 00:10:25.080 --> 00:10:28.039 go back to the top of the order and Biby's 154 00:10:28.080 --> 00:10:31.039 in a heap of trouble. Aaron Judge had it a 155 00:10:31.159 --> 00:10:33.679 sackfly in that second inning to make it three to 156 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:36.639 nothing New York and it stayed that way until the fifth. 157 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:39.879 That's when the Guardians got something going against Yankees starter 158 00:10:40.080 --> 00:10:43.759 Garrett Cole Kuan and Manzardo singled and then a walk 159 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:47.519 to Jose Ramirez loaded the bases for Josh Naylor. The 160 00:10:47.600 --> 00:10:51.120 two oh delivery swung on and here's a high fly 161 00:10:51.279 --> 00:10:53.600 ball to aright, but this will stay in, should be 162 00:10:53.600 --> 00:10:56.399 deep enough to score the run. Soto makes the catch, 163 00:10:57.000 --> 00:11:00.279 tagging heading for home, scoring easily as kwan As the 164 00:11:00.320 --> 00:11:03.159 throw comes in to the middle of the diamond and 165 00:11:03.279 --> 00:11:06.279 Naylor knocks the run in. The Guardians are on the board. 166 00:11:06.879 --> 00:11:10.720 It's now New York three, Cleveland one later, on in 167 00:11:10.759 --> 00:11:13.200 the fifth bas is full of guardians once again, and 168 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:16.279 Will Brennan was the batter. Brennan, left handed batter against 169 00:11:16.279 --> 00:11:18.480 the right hander. Here's the pitch and it's swung on, 170 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:22.039 bounced right side, grabbed by Rizzo, goes to second for 171 00:11:22.200 --> 00:11:26.480 one and that's it. They get the force Manzardo scores 172 00:11:26.519 --> 00:11:29.919 from third and it's now a one run ball game. 173 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:33.240 On the force out at second that brings in a 174 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:34.759 run three to two. 175 00:11:34.879 --> 00:11:35.679 The Yankees lead. 176 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:39.200 Now in the sixth, the Yankees responded with a man 177 00:11:39.240 --> 00:11:43.000 on and the always dangerous Anthony Rizzo at the plate. 178 00:11:43.240 --> 00:11:48.159 Sabrowski's won one pitch and Rizzo swings lines. 179 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:50.519 It to right, Fibble down the line. 180 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:54.000 Kicks up the sidewalk into third bases. Holpy, he'll be 181 00:11:54.080 --> 00:11:57.240 stopped now the ball bottle here comes Hope, come to 182 00:11:57.279 --> 00:12:00.320 the plate, not in time, and bren. 183 00:12:00.080 --> 00:12:01.679 And we'll be charged with an air. 184 00:12:02.159 --> 00:12:05.639 He was stopped at third and then voting with a 185 00:12:05.720 --> 00:12:10.799 misplayout there scores a man at the Yankee run on 186 00:12:10.960 --> 00:12:15.720 a double by Anthony Rizzo, and it's now four to 187 00:12:15.799 --> 00:12:16.519 two New York. 188 00:12:17.120 --> 00:12:17.399 Wow. 189 00:12:18.559 --> 00:12:20.879 And it was almost just a matter of time before 190 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:24.320 Aaron Judge made his presence known, and he did so 191 00:12:24.559 --> 00:12:26.919 in the seventh with a man on now the one 192 00:12:26.960 --> 00:12:30.279 to one delivery swung on hit high in the air 193 00:12:30.360 --> 00:12:34.039 to center back as Thomas Thomas on the track near 194 00:12:34.120 --> 00:12:42.840 the wall. It's gone, yeap, look out now Aaron Judge 195 00:12:42.919 --> 00:12:45.440 finally gets that two run, the home run. It just 196 00:12:45.559 --> 00:12:49.799 kept carrying the center and at six to two. 197 00:12:49.720 --> 00:12:51.519 New York here in the Big Apple. 198 00:12:52.559 --> 00:13:01.279 Aaron Judge was two for seventeen in this October and 199 00:13:01.440 --> 00:13:04.080 once again he got a pitch away. And that's where 200 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:08.840 he keeps killing Cleveland. Until you start to crowd him. 201 00:13:09.000 --> 00:13:12.279 You're in trouble. One last shot for the Guardians in 202 00:13:12.320 --> 00:13:14.799 the ninth inning, they got a little closer thanks to 203 00:13:14.919 --> 00:13:18.759 Jose Ramirez. The pitch in, Ramirez drills one to deep 204 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:23.240 bright field and this is gone Jose Ramirez with a 205 00:13:23.320 --> 00:13:27.840 line drive homer to right. It's his second this postseason, 206 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:32.080 his first hit in the ALCS and Cleveland trailing it 207 00:13:32.639 --> 00:13:36.759 six to three here in the ninth and Luke Weaver 208 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:42.039 has given up his first run in the Yankees October postseason. 209 00:13:42.720 --> 00:13:45.000 But that would be it is once again New York 210 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:50.080 closer Luke Weaver finished the job. Laine Thomas awaits the 211 00:13:50.120 --> 00:13:55.919 one two pitch. Here comes swinging a chopper to third, 212 00:13:56.000 --> 00:14:00.320 ches and gloves it fires. Game over, the Yankees take 213 00:14:00.440 --> 00:14:05.399 to first two in New York. Cleveland now is down 214 00:14:05.440 --> 00:14:11.080 oh two, heading to Cleveland for Game three on Thursday night. 215 00:14:11.879 --> 00:14:13.919 So the final here tonight in New York. 216 00:14:14.080 --> 00:14:18.600 Yankees beat the Guardians six to three. After the ball game, 217 00:14:18.639 --> 00:14:21.279 Guardians manager Steven Vote met with the media in New 218 00:14:21.360 --> 00:14:24.720 York and said, will to nothing. Deficit in the series 219 00:14:24.799 --> 00:14:28.159 is not ideal. There was still a lot of baseball 220 00:14:28.240 --> 00:14:29.720 left to play for the Guardians. 221 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:31.440 Steven, what do you need to do to turn the 222 00:14:31.440 --> 00:14:32.159 series around? 223 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:35.840 Be us keep doing what we're doing. We had traffic 224 00:14:35.840 --> 00:14:38.399 all night tonight. We do what we do. We get 225 00:14:38.399 --> 00:14:40.879 on base we make things happen. We just didn't get 226 00:14:40.879 --> 00:14:42.639 a big hit with the run and scoring position tonight. 227 00:14:42.799 --> 00:14:43.360 You know, we're one. 228 00:14:43.279 --> 00:14:45.720 Swinging the bat away from taking the lead in that game. 229 00:14:45.720 --> 00:14:47.759 Where one swinging the bat for being right back in 230 00:14:47.799 --> 00:14:48.480 and that's who we are. 231 00:14:49.279 --> 00:14:49.840 We don't quit. 232 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:51.200 We just need to keep being us. 233 00:14:51.679 --> 00:14:55.320 Stephen, you guys are down zero to two, go home 234 00:14:55.879 --> 00:14:56.600 three games. 235 00:14:56.879 --> 00:15:00.399 What do you change mentally and physicley to here for 236 00:15:00.440 --> 00:15:01.360 the next three games. 237 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:04.399 Absolutely nothing. We just need to keep being us. This 238 00:15:04.440 --> 00:15:07.159 is who we are, you know. We we've lost two games, 239 00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:09.559 That's that's what's true. We have an opportunity to go 240 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:12.039 at home, play in front of our fans, and this 241 00:15:12.080 --> 00:15:13.879 is who this baseball team is. We don't quit, We 242 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:16.639 keep fighting. We did it again tonight and I'm excited 243 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:17.960 to get home to Cleveland and play in front of 244 00:15:18.000 --> 00:15:18.440 our fans. 245 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:21.559 Hi, Stephen, just understanding your bullpen has a strength of 246 00:15:21.600 --> 00:15:23.799 the team. Just what are some of the challenges having 247 00:15:23.799 --> 00:15:25.519 to go to it so early two days in a row. 248 00:15:25.720 --> 00:15:29.639 Present, I mean, just that is that these guys have 249 00:15:29.720 --> 00:15:33.279 pitched a lot all year. Again, we didn't overextend anyone today. 250 00:15:33.519 --> 00:15:37.000 We didn't over extend anyone yesterday. So with the off day, 251 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:39.480 our bullpen should be right back to full strength and 252 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:41.559 you know, we'll regroup and we'll get after it. 253 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:44.440 So the team's had an off day on Wednesday before 254 00:15:44.559 --> 00:15:49.240 Game three Thursday night at Progressive Field. Matt Boyd would 255 00:15:49.240 --> 00:15:51.399 get the start for the Guardians in Game three, and 256 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:54.000 we caught up with him during the workout on Wednesday 257 00:15:54.000 --> 00:15:57.840 and he talked about how having two postseason starts under 258 00:15:57.879 --> 00:16:01.000 his Belt already would help, but is he prepared to 259 00:16:01.000 --> 00:16:02.639 face the Yankees one more time. 260 00:16:02.960 --> 00:16:06.559 I mean, it's it's always welcome to have. You know, 261 00:16:06.679 --> 00:16:08.600 my game is still my game, whether it's the postseason, 262 00:16:08.720 --> 00:16:13.120 the regular season, or anywhere in between. So yeah, it's 263 00:16:13.120 --> 00:16:14.879 fun to have. It's fun to you know, it's always 264 00:16:14.879 --> 00:16:17.320 exciting to pitch in the postseason. But when it comes down 265 00:16:17.360 --> 00:16:19.480 to it, you know, the game is still a game. 266 00:16:19.559 --> 00:16:21.159 You go put the ball in your hand, you go compete. 267 00:16:21.519 --> 00:16:25.159 Getting that first opportunity to really get into postseason play. 268 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:27.679 Anything surprise you at all or anything different than what 269 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:28.919 maybe you expected. 270 00:16:29.360 --> 00:16:31.840 I think it's how invigorating it is. It's just so 271 00:16:31.919 --> 00:16:34.039 cool to play in front of our fans and feel 272 00:16:34.080 --> 00:16:37.320 the excitement from them. That's something really special. 273 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:38.000 Man. 274 00:16:38.039 --> 00:16:39.759 This park has been rocking when we get to play 275 00:16:39.759 --> 00:16:42.000 at home here, so we're excited to be back here 276 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:43.039 and play in front of our fans. 277 00:16:43.559 --> 00:16:46.039 You've had a chance to watch the first two games. 278 00:16:46.200 --> 00:16:48.120 What do you do as a starting pitcher knowing that 279 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:51.080 you're most likely going to be starting game three to 280 00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:53.200 kind of go to go to school on any other team? 281 00:16:53.240 --> 00:16:53.919 What are you looking for? 282 00:16:54.559 --> 00:16:57.799 You just watch the way they approached the tendencies. It's 283 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:00.240 just kind of the overall strategy of the game. What 284 00:17:00.279 --> 00:17:03.120 guys are trying to do. Do your best to understand it, 285 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:06.640 do your best to take what you can, not overanalyze it, 286 00:17:06.640 --> 00:17:08.960 because when it comes down to it, you know, approaches 287 00:17:08.960 --> 00:17:10.839 may change when you're in the you're on the mound 288 00:17:10.920 --> 00:17:14.359 as compared to somebody else. So you just watch the 289 00:17:14.400 --> 00:17:17.720 game and and use the best as you can to 290 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:21.000 prepare yourself with you know what the days to come and. 291 00:17:20.960 --> 00:17:23.160 The teams down oh two, but you were trailing the 292 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:27.559 Tigers in the American League Division Series. Uh, what did 293 00:17:27.559 --> 00:17:29.960 you learn from that? You think or your teammates learned 294 00:17:29.960 --> 00:17:32.359 from that that could be helpful here in this series 295 00:17:32.359 --> 00:17:33.200 against the Yankees. 296 00:17:33.599 --> 00:17:40.839 I think that it doesn't matter any deficit that we're at, 297 00:17:40.920 --> 00:17:42.920 that we go forward regardless. 298 00:17:43.039 --> 00:17:43.200 Right. 299 00:17:43.319 --> 00:17:45.720 It's a I think what speaks to the character of 300 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:47.799 this team is that regardless of where we are, it's like, 301 00:17:47.920 --> 00:17:49.960 let's just go play our game. We know it's our game. 302 00:17:51.160 --> 00:17:53.680 We've won many in a row. We've been with our 303 00:17:53.680 --> 00:17:56.720 backs against the wall before. Our game is our game. 304 00:17:56.759 --> 00:17:58.279 But we're going to continue to stick to it and 305 00:17:58.279 --> 00:18:01.839 go play it and knowing that, Hey, that's like, that's 306 00:18:01.880 --> 00:18:03.799 that's just what we do. It doesn't matter, you know, 307 00:18:03.960 --> 00:18:05.599 the situation that surrounds us. 308 00:18:06.319 --> 00:18:07.440 Matt have fun out there today. 309 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:07.799 Thank you. 310 00:18:07.920 --> 00:18:08.799 Thanks Rosie. 311 00:18:09.160 --> 00:18:11.799 So Boyd was getting ready to start Game three, and 312 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:13.759 it would turn out to be one of the great 313 00:18:13.799 --> 00:18:17.519 games of this or any season, and we'll review that 314 00:18:17.559 --> 00:18:20.000 one for you when we come back after this. As 315 00:18:20.000 --> 00:18:36.519 we continue on the Cleveland Clinic Guardians Radio Network, welcome 316 00:18:36.519 --> 00:18:39.240 back to Guardians Weekly. Chimrosen House back with you from 317 00:18:39.279 --> 00:18:42.920 Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland, where the Guardians and Yankees 318 00:18:42.920 --> 00:18:46.680 are meeting in the American League Championship Series. Game five 319 00:18:46.839 --> 00:18:49.640 coming your way tonight. If you're listening to this on 320 00:18:49.720 --> 00:18:53.160 the radio podcast form, well you'd probably know what happened already. 321 00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:56.359 But on Saturday night, it's an eight h eight first 322 00:18:56.440 --> 00:18:59.799 pitch airtime for Guardians warm up seven thirty five as 323 00:18:59.839 --> 00:19:03.559 the Guardians try and keep their season alive. And one 324 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:05.839 of the reasons we have a Game five, one of 325 00:19:05.839 --> 00:19:09.440 the great games of any season, be it regular season 326 00:19:09.559 --> 00:19:13.960 or postseason, came Thursday night. In Game three. The Yankees 327 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:16.599 got the scoring started in the second inning a walk 328 00:19:16.640 --> 00:19:20.519 in a double put two men on for catcher Jose Travigno, 329 00:19:20.880 --> 00:19:23.359 making his first start of the series. Now the one 330 00:19:23.359 --> 00:19:26.799 to one swung on drill, the right up base hit, 331 00:19:27.519 --> 00:19:31.960 that'll score Volpi. Verdugo stops at third, and how about 332 00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:37.480 that Travigno delivers an RBI single the other way. New 333 00:19:37.559 --> 00:19:40.000 York was looking to add some more in that second inning, 334 00:19:40.000 --> 00:19:42.279 but Matthew Boyd was on the mound for the Guardians, 335 00:19:42.279 --> 00:19:44.519 and he found a way to limit the damage. 336 00:19:44.680 --> 00:19:45.480 The set and the. 337 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:48.039 Throat the first he got him picked off, Naylor's got 338 00:19:48.119 --> 00:19:51.240 him in a rundown between first and second. Jimenos runs 339 00:19:51.279 --> 00:19:54.359 him back to first, tag made by Boyd. Folding at 340 00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:58.720 third is Verdugo and Jose Travigno gets picked off. The 341 00:19:58.880 --> 00:20:03.440 Yankees in the last two games have ahead three base 342 00:20:03.519 --> 00:20:07.400 runners picked off. In the third inning, Brian Rokio got 343 00:20:07.400 --> 00:20:09.680 things started with a base hit and with one out, 344 00:20:09.759 --> 00:20:11.519 Kyle Manzardo came to the plate. 345 00:20:11.640 --> 00:20:12.519 Now the three to one. 346 00:20:13.279 --> 00:20:18.000 Manzarta with a drive today bright away back and go. 347 00:20:20.519 --> 00:20:22.319 Kyle Manzarto. 348 00:20:23.440 --> 00:20:27.920 What a joyous joint around the bases, Oh, no doubt 349 00:20:27.920 --> 00:20:28.359 about it. 350 00:20:28.799 --> 00:20:32.279 Two run home run and for the first. 351 00:20:31.880 --> 00:20:36.119 Time in the American League Championship Series. Cleveland's got a 352 00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:40.359 lead add two to one. So now pitching with a lead, 353 00:20:41.079 --> 00:20:43.559 Boyd was back at it and getting better as the 354 00:20:43.599 --> 00:20:47.400 game moved on. Here's the two to one pitch swung on, 355 00:20:47.519 --> 00:20:50.480 ground ball to short. Rocchio gobbles it up, throws to 356 00:20:50.599 --> 00:20:55.039 first in time for the out. Another three up, three 357 00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:55.880 down inning. 358 00:20:55.680 --> 00:20:57.039 For Matthew Boyd. 359 00:20:58.000 --> 00:21:00.680 Ten in a row, retired by the vetter and lefty, 360 00:21:01.200 --> 00:21:04.039 and he gets a standing oh heading back to the dugout. 361 00:21:04.599 --> 00:21:07.039 We will head to the bottom of the fifth. It's 362 00:21:07.119 --> 00:21:10.759 the Guardians two, the Yankees one. And in the bottom 363 00:21:10.759 --> 00:21:13.200 of the sixth, the Guardians tried to add on to 364 00:21:13.279 --> 00:21:16.279 that lead. Lane Thomas with a walk, moved a second 365 00:21:16.279 --> 00:21:18.279 on a ground out, and then made it to third 366 00:21:18.759 --> 00:21:21.160 and at the plate it was Andre Simenez. 367 00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:23.559 Now the payoff pitch. 368 00:21:24.240 --> 00:21:27.119 Swung on, grounded up the middle, pace hit Hardy I 369 00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:33.359 single center, Pevedos coast through with a thrown in infield. 370 00:21:33.400 --> 00:21:36.680 He shut it right back up the middle and Cleveland's 371 00:21:36.680 --> 00:21:38.920 got itself a lead of. 372 00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:39.720 Three to one. 373 00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:43.119 Great work by Tim Herron shut down the Yankees in 374 00:21:43.160 --> 00:21:45.640 the seventh, and Hunter Gaddis came on to get the 375 00:21:45.640 --> 00:21:48.319 first two outs in the eighth, but then a walk 376 00:21:48.359 --> 00:21:51.759 to Juan Soto and manager Stephen Vote turned it over 377 00:21:51.799 --> 00:21:57.079 to his closer, Emmanuel Class to face the dangerous Aaron Judge. 378 00:21:57.480 --> 00:22:01.839 Now the one two pitch swung on drill, deep break field. 379 00:22:01.880 --> 00:22:05.119 This is trouble. This ball is going to be gone 380 00:22:05.519 --> 00:22:09.279 and we are tied. He just cleared the nine foot 381 00:22:09.319 --> 00:22:14.759 wall and Aaron Judge has tied this game at three. 382 00:22:15.079 --> 00:22:18.319 Aaron Judge hit a laser that just got over the 383 00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:19.759 ninth foot wall and right. 384 00:22:20.319 --> 00:22:22.799 It's a three to three game in the eighth. 385 00:22:23.119 --> 00:22:27.759 And Aaron Judge has come through in the most incredible 386 00:22:27.759 --> 00:22:31.559 way here in the eighth inning. Oh, a shocker to 387 00:22:31.559 --> 00:22:35.000 be sure. And the very next batter was John Carlos Stanton. 388 00:22:35.319 --> 00:22:39.759 Now the one two Stanton swings and hits it high, 389 00:22:39.880 --> 00:22:40.720 deep to right. 390 00:22:41.119 --> 00:22:42.759 This ball is. 391 00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:48.119 Done and the Yankees fly out of the first base dugout, 392 00:22:49.759 --> 00:22:56.599 jumping up and down as Stanton's mammoth postseason continues. His 393 00:22:56.839 --> 00:23:01.240 second home run in the ALCS and the Yankees leaded 394 00:23:01.839 --> 00:23:06.279 four to three here in the eighth inning, and from 395 00:23:07.000 --> 00:23:14.519 being almost a Marty Gras atmosphere now stunned silence in 396 00:23:14.640 --> 00:23:18.160 downtown Cleveland. It didn't look good for the Guardians as 397 00:23:18.200 --> 00:23:20.359 they failed to score in the bottom of the eighth inning, 398 00:23:20.680 --> 00:23:23.119 and then the Yankees tacked on an insurance run in 399 00:23:23.160 --> 00:23:25.000 the top half of the ninth on a sack fly 400 00:23:25.160 --> 00:23:28.559 from Glabor Torres that made it five to three Yankees. 401 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:31.160