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Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton hit back-to-back homers off Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase
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CLEVELAND — The Guardians had control of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series until the New York Yankees hit back-to-back home runs off closer Emmanuel Clase in the eighth inning.
The homers turned a 3-1 Cleveland lead into a 4-3 New York advantage. The sequence put the Yankees in the driver's seat to seize a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase reacts after allowing a home run in the eighth inning against the Yankees during Game 3 of the ALCS on Thursday in Cleveland.
Clase gave up the first homer to Aaron Judge , whose 356-foot, two-run shot to right field tied the score 3-3.
Then Clase surrendered a 390-foot, go-head solo homer to Giancarlo Stanton . Clase threw a 99.2 mph cutter on Judge's home run and an 89.5 mph slider on Stanton's homer.
Judge was the first batter Clase faced. Clase relieved Hunter Gaddis with two outs. Gaddis had walked Juan Soto , who scored on Judge's homer.
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The Guardians had not allowed back-to-back homers in a playoff game since Oct. 5, 2018, when the Houston Astros did it against Corey Kluber in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 17: Aaron Judge #99 of the New York Yankees hit a two run home run during the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians during Game Three of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field on October 17, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
Clase has allowed six earned runs this postseason after yielding just five earned runs in the 2024 regular season. Clase also surrendered a three-run home run to Kerry Carpenter when he hung a slider in Game 2 of the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers .
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton hit back-to-back homers in ALCS Game 3
