The Yankees will face the Guardians in the ALCS after Cleveland won Game 5 over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday.
Saturday, October 12, 2024 8:41PMLane Thomas hit a grand slam off Tarik Skubal and Cleveland beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Saturday in Game 5 of their AL Division Series, moving the Guardians into another postseason matchup against the Yankees .
And Cleveland did with its familiar, scrappy style dubbed "Guards Ball," getting three singles - one an infield roller - to load the bases before Skubal hit All-Star José Ramírez on the left hand to force in a run.The center fielder, who struggled in his first month with the Guardians after coming over in a July trade from Washington, connected on Skubal's first pitch, sending it just over the 19-foot-high wall in left-center field.
After Thomas hit his homer, the Tigers threatened in the sixth, scoring a run on a single by Jake Rogers and loading the bases with two outs. But Hunter Gaddis struck out Kerry Carpenter, who won Game 2 with a three-run homer in the ninth. Throwing one 100 mph fastball after another, Clase got the final six outs. When he retired Keith on a routine grounder to first, the Guardians could finally exhale and plan for their first ALCS visit since 2016.
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