Yankees vs. Guardians Score, Live Updates: Cleveland Aims to Even Series in ALCS Game 4

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• Fri, Oct 18, 2024 6:33 PM PDT

  Lewis Gill gets a 1-2-3 4th inning

  Left-handers Tim Misa and Tim Hill are warming up in the Yankees’ bullpen.

  This will mark Lewis Gill’s last innings dismissal. But Andres Gimenez rests Austin Hedges and Brian Rocchio to finish fourth.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 6:27 PM PDT

  Eric Zabrowski led off the top of the 4th with a scoreless inning

  Eric Zabrowski struck out Josh Chisholm Jr. and Giancarlo Stanton to start the fourth inning. Anthony Rizzo bloops a single to left, but Anthony Volpe flies out to center field.

  That could be Zabrowski’s last inning. Eli Wilson is warming up in the Guardians bullpen.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 6:17 PM PDT

  Lewis Gill dismisses Daniel Schneemann

  Lewis Gill struck out Daniel Schneemann for the last out after a nine-pitch at-bat to end the third inning. The Defenders leave two runners on base and lead 3-2 heading into the fourth.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 6:13 PM PDT

  Lewis Gill didn’t get a strikeout call on Lane Thomas

  Lane Thomas walks two-out on a closely-checked swing call. (On replay, it appeared Thomas came around, but the call on the field said otherwise.)

  Lewis comes out to meet Gil before Matt Blake confronts Daniel Schneemann.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 6:08 PM PDT

  Josh Naylor with an RBI single

  Steven Kwan reached base for the second time in two plate appearances with a single from third base. He went to second base on a steal.

  Luis Gill got Kyle Manzarto to fly out to right field and Jose Ramirez popped up to second base. But Josh Naylor singled to left field to cut the Yankees’ lead to 3-2, driving in Kwan.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 5:58 pm PDT

  Eric Zabrowski eliminated Soto and Judge

  Eric Zabrowski makes Stephen Vogt look good, throws out Juan Soto to first base and throws out Aaron Judge to third.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 5:55 pm PDT

  Pitching change for defenders

  Gavin Williams left after 2 1/3 innings. He pushed Kleyber Torres to third base and then manager Steven Vogt gave his starter the hook.

  Eric Zabrowski singled with one out in the third for Cleveland.

  Williams gave up three runs in three hits, two of them on home runs. He struck out four Yankees batters.

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  Friday, October 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM PDT

  Lewis Gill threw a no-hitter in the 2nd

  Brian Rocchio hit a fly ball over the left-field wall, but Alex Verdugo caught it in the third inning.

  Lewis Gill followed with Austin Hedges, but retired the next three batters he faced. Daniel Schneemann grounded out to second base, followed by Andres Gimenez’s fly out to center.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 5:37 pm PDT

  Austin Wells goes deep

  Austin Wells’ solo home run gives the Yankees a 3-1 lead.

  Gavin Williams looked like he was settling in after throwing out Anthony Rizzo and Anthony Volpe. But then he grooved a fastball down the middle of the strike zone, and Wells didn’t miss it.

  That was Wells’ first homer on Sept. Returns to 9.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 5:29 pm PDT

  Louis Gill puts the Guardians on a run

  Lewis Gill got Josh Naylor to pop out to the catcher in foul territory, striking out Lane Thomas and getting to first.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 5:26 pm PDT

  Jose Ramirez puts the Guardians on the board

  With runners on first and third and no outs, Jose Ramirez gets the Guardians’ first run on a sacrifice fly.

  Yankees 2, Guardians 1.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 5:23 pm PDT

  The first two Cleveland batters reach base

  Defenders get their first two batters on base. Steven Kwan draws a walk, then moves to third on Kyle Manzarto’s double.

  Here comes Jose Ramirez with no outs.

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  Friday, October 18, 2024 at 5:20 PM PDT

  Gavin Williams singled after a Juan Soto homer

  After giving up a two-run homer to Juan Soto, Gavin Williams retired the next three batters. Aaron Judge grounded out to shortstop, Josh Chisholm Jr. struck out, and Giancarlo Stanton flied out to right field.

  The first to come down are the defenders.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 5:13 pm PDT

  Juan Soto gives the Yankees a 2-0 lead

  The Yankees are coming off Game 4. Kleyber Torres leads off with a single, then Juan Soto crushes a high fastball for a two-run shot.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 4:37 pm PDT

  Aaron Boone moves to clean up Josh Chisholm Jr

  Josh Chisholm Jr. and Giancarlo Stanton occupying the 4 and 5 spots in the lineup is a curious move. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters that he did so to balance left-handed and right-handed batters in the middle and bottom of the Yankees batting order.

  Why is Josh Chisholm Jr. cleaning up instead of Giancarlo Stanton?

  Aaron Boone: “I wanted to move Austin [Wells] Bottom line, and you know, I sometimes notice the balance of it. I don’t want to leave it with four out of five leftists [at the bottom of the lineup].”

  — Brian Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) October 18, 2024

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  Friday, October 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM PDT

  Will the Yankees use closer Luke Weaver tonight?

  Yankees closer Luke Weaver picked up the save in Thursday’s Game 3, allowing two runs on two hits (including a home run) in 1 1/3 innings.

  It was Weaver’s third appearance in the series, including a five-out save in Game 1. After Thursday’s performance, the question was whether Weaver was tiring from the heavy offseason workload.

  Luke Weaver and Clay Holmes have homered in three of the four days. Boone said four out of five could use “some” relievers, but wouldn’t say which ones.

  — Greg Joyce (@GJoyce9) October 18, 2024

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 4:12 pm PDT

  Guardians Series, Game 4

  Same lineup as Game 3 for Cleveland. Why not, some might wonder why David Fry didn’t start.

  Guardians ALCS Game 4 series
  1. LF Steven Kwan
  2. DH Kyle Manzarto
  3. 3B Jose Ramirez
  4. 1B Josh Naylor
  5. CF Lane Thomas
  6. RF Daniel Schnemann
  7. 2B Andrés Giménez
  8. C Austin Hedges
  9. SS Brian Rocchio

  SB Gavin Williams

  — Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) October 18, 2024

  Gavin Williams made his postseason debut for the Guardians. During the regular season, he went 3-10 with a 4.86 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 76 innings.

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  Fri, Oct 18, 2024 at 4:11 pm PDT

  Yankees lineup, Game 4: Josh Chisholm Jr. in cleanup, Lewis Gill makes first postseason start.

  Josh Chisholm Jr. was moved to the cleanup spot despite going 2-for-12 in the first three games of the ALCS and batting .148 in the postseason. Giancarlo Stanton was relegated to the fifth spot in the batting order.

  Yankees lineup for Game 4:

  1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
  2. Juan Soto, RF
  3. Aaron Judge, CF
  4. Jas Chisholm Jr., 3 b
  5. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
  6. Anthony Rizzo, 1 b
  7. Anthony Wolfe, SS
  8. Austin Wells, c
  9. Alex Verdugo, LF

  — Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) October 18, 2024

  Lewis Gill starts on the mound for the first time this postseason. The rookie went 15-4 during the regular season with a 3.50 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 151 2/3 innings.