CLEVELAND — The Guardians
rallied with a three-run seventh inning, cutting their AL Championship Series
Game 4 deficit against the New York Yankees
to 6-5 on Friday night at Progressive Field.
The inning started with Brayan Rocchio
drawing a walk and Steven Kwan
singling against Yankees
reliever Jake Cousins
.
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Clay Holmes
relieved Cousins and struck out Game 3 hero David Fry
.
But Jose Ramirez
hit a one-out RBI double down the right-field line to score Rocchio and cut the Yankees' lead to 6-3.
Then Josh Naylor
hit a two-run double to right-center field, scoring Kwan and Ramirez and slicing New York's advantage to 6-5.
Mark Leiter Jr
. relieved Holmes and faced rookie Jhonkensy Noel
, who entered the game as a pinch hitter for Will Brennan
. A day after hitting a two-run home run to left field in the ninth inning of Game 3, Noel flew out to the left-field corner for a dramatic second out.
Then Leiter struck out Andres Gimenez with runners on first and second base to end the inning.
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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal:
Josh Naylor, Jose Ramirez lead Guardians rally in ALCS Game 4
