The road through the Fall Classic runs through the Bronx. Juan Soto’s three-run homer in the tenth inning proved the dagger as the New York Yankees won Game 5 of the ALCS 5-2 and clinched the American League Pennant.
And, of course, it was a come-from-behind victory. The Cleveland Guardians could only watch.
New York struggled to score for half of the game while Cleveland chipped away. Lefty Carlos Rodon took the mound again after winning Game 1, but the Guardians were prepared this time. Bo Naylor doubled his brother Josh home in the second inning and Steven Kwan added an RBI single in the fifth.