{"id":87915,"date":"2024-10-20T01:13:12","date_gmt":"2024-10-20T05:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=87915"},"modified":"2024-10-20T17:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-20T21:45:15","slug":"yankees-win-first-al-pennant-since-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/20\/yankees-win-first-al-pennant-since-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees Advance to World Series for First Time Since 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Guardians in a dramatic Game Five Saturday night to win their first American League pennant in 15 years. Juan Soto<\/a> was the hero in extras, hitting a go-ahead, three-run home run with two outs in the 10th inning after a long at-bat.<\/p>\n

Yankees Win First American League Pennant in 15 Years<\/h2>\n

Trading Blows<\/h3>\n

The incredible drama continued for the third straight night in Cleveland. With their backs against the wall, the Guardians grabbed the early momentum. The Yankees opened the first inning with two straight hits. However, a bad send from third base coach Luis Rojas<\/a> led to Gleyber Torres<\/a> being gunned down at home trying to score from first on Soto’s double. Once Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee<\/a> escaped a bases-loaded jam to end the frame, he quickly settled in. He threw up zeroes for the first five innings. A Bo Naylor<\/a> double after an epic 10-pitch battle against Carlos Rod\u00f3n<\/a> put Cleveland on the board. They tacked on another run in the fifth on a Steven Kwan<\/a> RBI single. Rod\u00f3n exited one batter later.<\/p>\n

The Yankees answered in the sixth off Bibee. Back-to-back singles from the resurgent<\/a> Torres and Soto set the table for Aaron Judge<\/a>, whose struggles continued with a double play groundout. With Torres on third, up came Giancarlo Stanton<\/a>. As he did all series, he worked a tough at-bat, engaging in a battle of wills with Bibee. The Guardians ace eventually took Stanton’s bait, throwing one over the plate after trying to get him to whiff on several outside pitches. Stanton did not miss, hitting a missile to left field that carried out in a hurry to tie the game.<\/p>\n

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Made for the moment. @Giancarlo818<\/a> ? pic.twitter.com\/iYe8qVHYOa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 New York Yankees (@Yankees) October 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n