Yanks punch ALCS ticket; SD-LA Game 5 TONIGHT

Plus: Guardians force Game 5 in thriller

Friday, October 11 View In Browser  TOP NEWS Yankees keep their cool in KC, cruise onward to ALCS   In a heated ALDS Game 4 against the Royals, the Yanks managed to maintain composure with a lot of help from ace Gerrit Cole, who settled things down the way only aces can with a dominant outing. Fry saves Guards' season with pinch HR, clutch bunt to force Game 5 'Everyone is playing hard': Yanks, Royals benches clear after slide into 2nd Padres vs. Dodgers storylines for winner-take-all Game 5 Yamamoto vs. Darvish Game 5 matchup a postseason first for Japan Padres-Dodgers NLDS Game 5 FAQ (8 ET/5 PT, FOX) Phew! Cole survives late scare in sturdy clincher showing Royals hope ALDS loss will 'light a torch' for next season 5 key factors for Padres-Dodgers Game 5 MORE TOP NEWS MLB MORNING LINEUP PODCAST TOP PERFORMANCES David Fry: 1-for-1, HR, squeeze bunt, R, 3 RBIs CLE's 1st go-ahead HR by pinch-hitter in postseason game Steven Kwan: 3-for-5, SB, 2 R Slashing .500/.556/.563 in the postseason (16 ABs) Emmanuel Clase: 1 2/3 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 2 K's Earns 2nd career 5-out save Gerrit Cole: 7 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 4 K's 2.94 postseason ERA ranks 9th in AL/NL history (min. 115 IP) Clay Holmes: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, K 1 of 8 pitchers with 0 runs in at least 10 postseason app. PLAY A SPORCLE BASEBALL QUIZ! MORE FREE GAMES AT MLB PLAY POSTSEASON BRACKET MUST-SEE MOMENT Yankees reliever Tommy Kahnle tumbles into the celebration. STAFF PICKS Mets shedding underdog label for top dog status Maybe it's because they're the NL's sixth seed -- a status claimed a day after 28 other teams had finished their regular seasons -- but these Mets are no underdogs. They may just be the favorites. From roll call to Cole call: Yanks chant for ace, late for photo after clinching win The Yankees knew that no celebratory photo would be complete without their ace Gerrit Cole front and center, so they coaxed him over with the familiar sounds that usually come from the Bronx bleachers. Can Ohtani best his childhood hero to help LA advance? Shohei Ohtani was a fan of Yu Darvish growing up in Japan, but now the Padres right-hander is standing between the Dodgers and the NLCS. A look at every Division Series Game 5 Over the next two nights, we'll be treated to a pair of winner-take-all games to decide Division Series, the first time we've had a Game 5 since 2022. Rays to assess damage to ballpark roof after Hurricane Milton After most of the teflon roof was ripped off in high winds Wednesday night, the team said it would inspect the damage over "the coming days and weeks." MLB Tonight has Game 5 covered Who will move on to face the Mets? Watch MLB Network before and after Padres-Dodgers NLDS Game 5 for highlights, interviews, expert analysis and more at 7 p.m. ET and again after the final out. MORE STORIES SCOREBOARD CLE 5 DET 4 NYY 3 KC 1 © 2024 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. MLB trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball. Visit MLB.com. Any other marks used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. Please review our Privacy Policy. You (gahleexholly.hdhask@blogger.com) received this message because you registered to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com. Please add info@marketing.mlbemail.com to your address book to ensure our messages reach your inbox. If you no longer wish to receive commercial email messages from MLB.com, please unsubscribe  or log in and manage your email subscriptions. Postal Address: MLB.com, c/o MLB Advanced Media, L.P., 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020.