Juan Soto, Giancarlo Stanton Dazzle MLB Fans as Yankees Win vs. Guardians in ALCS G4

Zach BacharContributor IOctober 19, 2024

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After another back-and-forth game in the 2024 American League Championship Series, the New York Yankees came out on top.

The Yankees took down the Cleveland Guardians by the final score of 8-6 on Friday night, taking a 3-1 series lead and putting themselves one win away from the World Series.

Bleacher Report @BleacherReportTHE NEW YORK YANKEES ARE ONE WIN AWAY FROM GOING TO THE WORLD SERIES 🗽⚾️ @brwalkoff pic.twitter.com/yxsDUi6FBZ

New York jumped out to an early advantage, as Juan Soto launched a two-run home run in the top of the first inning.

MLB @MLBJUAN SOTO STARTS THINGS OFF WITH A BLAST 💥 pic.twitter.com/aJ22phEiQL

B/R Walk-Off @BRWalkoffThe ump cam on Juan Soto’s first-inning HR 😍 pic.twitter.com/0JtJibdfn6

The Yankees maintained a 3-2 lead through five innings before Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run blast to left field. Stanton now has four homers in eight postseason games this year.

B/R Walk-Off @BRWalkoffBIG G WITH A STANTONIAN BLAST TO MAKE IT 6-2 YANKEES 🔥 pic.twitter.com/BnbkVZKjbF

MLB @MLBJuan Soto was absolutely amazed by Giancarlo Stanton’s 3-run homer 😮 #ALCS pic.twitter.com/M3VC2A46ji

Similar to Game 3, Cleveland fought back. The Guardians cut the deficit to 6-5 due to RBI doubles from José Ramírez and Josh Naylor. Then, David Fry tied the contest with a one-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning.

The Yankees jumped back on top in the next frame, with Jon Berti scoring following an error on an infield ground ball by Brayan Rocchio. Gleyber Torres gave New York some insurance with his own RBI single off Emmanuel Clase before Tommy Kahnle secured the save in the bottom of the ninth.

MLB @MLBGleyber Torres adds another in the 9th 🤯 pic.twitter.com/IABLai56BA

Fans were impressed with the Yankees’ performance as well as the home runs by Stanton and Soto.

Andy Kaczynski @KFILEplayoff Stanton is insane

Fred Katz @FredKatzI don’t ever wanna hear another bad word about Giancarlo Stanton in New York. The man comes through when it matters every time.

Ty Schmit @tyschmitFirst blood. What a nuke from Soto. pic.twitter.com/caPXJOmQih

Rick Pitino @RealPitinoStanton 💪💪

Evan Johnson @thevoiceofevanI NEVER GET TIRED OF SOTO BOMBS pic.twitter.com/U5qs99dxoN

Sarah Langs @SlangsOnSportsJuan Soto has 5 career postseason games with at least 1 HR & walk, tied for the most such PS games before turning 26, with:

Mickey Mantle
Manny Ramírez
Albert Pujols
Rafael Devers

he turns 26 on 10/25

David Catanzaro @KuuduhGiancarlo Stanton IS the MVP for the Yankees this post-season

The Yankees are now one win away from their first World Series appearance since 2009. They’ll attempt to win the AL pennant in Game 5 on Saturday at 8:08 p.m. ET.