The New York Yankees are heading to the American League Championship Series after downing the Kansas City Royals 3-1 in Game 4 of the ALDS on Thursday.
The reigning Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole guided New York on the bump, pitching seven innings and allowing just one run while picking up four strikeouts. Clay Holmes relieved him in the eighth and Luke Weaver pitched the bottom of the ninth to hold the lead.
Much like the rest of the series, it wasn't an outstanding performance from the Yankees' offense.
Juan Soto had an RBI single in the first inning, Gleyber Torres added another in the fifth and Giancarlo Stanton drove Aaron Judge home in the sixth inning to give New York its three runs.