Pinch-hitter David Fry hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help the Guardians force a Game 5 against the Tigers.
hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the seventh inning, then bunted home an insurance run in the ninth to help theCleveland ended a streak of 11 losses in postseason elimination games dating to Game 6 of 1997 World Series."We've shown that all year long, that's who these guys are," he said."We have a bunch of tough dudes. We get down 2-1 and we're in the locker room like it's just another day. We show up ready to play to try and get a win. And let's go win Game 5.
On the verge of reaching the ALCS for the first time since 2013, the Tigers overcame a 2-1 deficit when, drove a fastball off an advertising sign between the two bullpens in left for the second pinch-homer in Cleveland postseason history after Hank Majeski in Game 4 of the 1954 World Series. That quieted 44,923 fans who set a playoff attendance record for the second straight day at 25-year-old Comerica Park.
Cleveland's David Fry celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the seventh inning against Detroit during Game 4 of the ALDS at Comerica Park. is expected to start Game 5 for the Guardians, whose last Game 5 appearance was a loss to the Yankees in the 2022 ALCS.
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