Aaron Boone fit the jigsaw puzzle together just right.
Four relief pitchers combined to get the final 13 outs Wednesday and allow the score to stay tied long for Giancarlo Stanton’s go-ahead home run Luke Weaver lets out a sigh of relief after closing out the Yankees’ 3-2 win over the Royals in Game 3 of the ALDS on Oct. 9, 2024.
The Royals’ last gasp hope to cause disruption, pinch hitter Tommy Pham, grounded out on the first pitch of the final at-bat. Demoted closer Clay Holmes — being used in an important role to clean up mid-inning messes in the playoffs a la David Robertson of years gone by — got maybe the biggest out when he stranded runners on the corners after the Royals scored two in the fifth inning.He induced a fly out to center from Vinnie Pasquantino on his second straight 97-mph sinker.Tommy Kahnle was just as good, retiring all four batters he faced.
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