It was Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver at the end Thursday night, finishing up the Yankees’ ALDS clinching 3-1 win over the Royals in Game 4.
in Game 4 and completing a nearly perfect performance in the series from a bullpen that, at this point, is likely as strong as any remaining in the postseason.
Luke Weaver celebrates with Anthony Volpe and Gleyber Torres after closing out the Yankees’ 3-1 series-clinching win over the Royals in Game 4 of the ALDS on Oct. 20, 2024.“We always believed we were good enough,’’ Holmes said of the pen. “We had ups and downs, but it’s good to see when we’re needed the most, guys have been at their best.”
He lost his closer role earlier in the season but has become one of the most important parts of the Yankees’ postseason pen.
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