The 2020 MLB playoffs have entered the League Division Championship round.
While the National League matchup had been determined on Thursday, the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays battled in a winner-take-all Game 5 on Friday night to determine who would meet the Houston Astros in the ALCS.
The game posed as a pitcher's duel for much of the contest. Yankees starter Gerrit Cole allowed just one hit and struck out nine Rays hitters in 5.1 innings of work. Meanwhile, Tampa Bay used multiple arms to get to the later innings.
Ultimately, however, the game would come down to a matchup between Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman and Rays utility man Mike Brosseau.