The New York Yankees punched their ticket to the ALCS with a gritty 3-1 win in Game 4 of their ALDS series with the Kansas City Royals.
Gerrit Cole was in prime ace mode, pitching seven strong innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts. The bullpen handled the rest as both Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver were flawless.
New York made it very clear from the first pitch that they meant business tonight. Giancarlo Stanton’s message after Wednesday’s win in Game 3 said it all: “We need to wrap it up tomorrow.”
Wrap it up they did.