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Yankees vs. Guardians ALCS Game 5 | Giancarlo Stanton home run ends Tanner Bibee's start
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CLEVELAND — Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee lasted 5⅔ innings Saturday against the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series despite performing on short rest.
However, the outing proved to be bittersweet for Bibee because his final pitch was hit 446 feet to left-center field by Giancarlo Stanton for the tying home run in the sixth inning. With two outs and Gleyber Torres on third base, Bibee hung an 82.6 mph slider, and Stanton blasted it to the bleachers with an exit velocity of 117.5 mph to tie the score 2-2.
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Bibee surpassed Matthew Boyd as the Guardians pitcher with the longest start this postseason. Bibee allowed two runs and six hits, hit two batters, walked none and struck out five. He threw 73 pitches, including 52 strikes.
After Stanton's homer, Bibee was relieved by rookie standout Cade Smith.
The Guardians entered Game 5 facing a 3-1 deficit in the best-of-seven ALCS and trying to avoid elimination.
Giancarlo Stanton passes Babe Ruth on Yankees postseason home run list
Giancarlo Stanton of the Yankees rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the sixth inning against the Guardians in Game 5 of the ALCS, Oct. 19, 2024, in Cleveland.
Stanton's home run was his fifth of the 2024 playoffs and 16th in his career in the postseason. The 16 playoff homers moves him past Babe Ruth and teammate Aaron Judge for fourth most in Yankees history. Stanton trails only Bernie Williams (22), Derek Jeter (20) and Mickey Mantle (18). Ruth and Mantle hit all of their home runs in World Series games before the postseason expanded.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Giancarlo Stanton home run ends Tanner Bibee's Game 5 start
