Heroes, zeros from Yankees’ Game 4 win: Gleyber Torres clutch again

Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 8-6 win over the Guardians in Game 4 on Friday night in Cleveland:

Hero

Tommy Kahnle got the final three outs and the save — barely — in a game in which both bullpens were a mess.


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Zero

Emmanuel Clase, allegedly the game’s best closer, had another awful postseason performance, giving up the go-ahead runs in the top of the ninth.

Unsung hero

Gleyber Torres’ RBI single in the ninth gave the Yankees an insurance run that was valuable with Kahnle trying to get through the bottom of the inning.


Gleyber Torres rips an RBI single in the ninth inning of the Yankees' 8-6 win over the Guardians in Game 3 of the ALCS on Oct. 18, 2024.
Gleyber Torres rips an RBI single in the ninth inning of the Yankees’ 8-6 win over the Guardians in Game 3 of the ALCS on Oct. 18, 2024. Jason Szenes / New York Post

Key stat

2 Yankees players to have hit at least four home runs in a single postseason twice: Reggie Jackson and Giancarlo Stanton, who hit a three-run blast in the sixth.

Quote of the night

“I thought we played an excellent game. Not a perfect game, but a gritty, tough, winning game.”

— Aaron Boone

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