Oscar Gonzalez belted a walk-off home run in the 15th inning as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 and won the series. They'll face the New York Yankees in the ALDS.
MLB insider Bob Nightengale shares what Albert Pujos' legacy and impact will be on baseball for generations to come.CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays set a record Saturday for the longest scoreless postseason game in major league history at 15 innings. Then Oscar Gonzalez ended it in an instant in the 15th.
The Guardians rookie blasted a home run to left field, giving Cleveland a 1-0 victory to win the American League Wild Card series 2-0 and advance to the AL Division Series against the Yankees. Gonzalez, who walks to the plate to the “SpongeBob SquarePants” theme song, drove a 1-0 cutter from Corey Kluber, the 432nd pitch in the nearly five-hour game, over the 19-foot wall in left-center to touch off a wild celebration inside Progressive Field.
As Gonzalez rounded the bases, and his teammates gathered near home plate, the sellout crowd of 34,971 fans shook the ballpark as Cleveland’s surprise season turned more story book.
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