Star closer Emmanuel Clase gave up two runs in the ninth inning as the New York Yankees moved closer to another World Series, beating the Guardians 8-6 to take a 3-1 lead in the American League Championship Series.

The Yankees secured a decisive win over the Cleveland Guardians on Friday 8-6, pulling ahead 3-1 in the ALCS. With one more game in Cleveland before heading

The New York Yankees are one win away from reaching the World Series for the first time in 15 years after holding on against the Cleveland Guardians in another wild ALCS game on Friday night. The Yankees plated two runs in the ninth inning against All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase to secure an 8-6 victory in Game 4.

Kyle Manzardo, Lane Thomas and Andrés Giménez were unsung heroes for the Cleveland Guardians in a win over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the ALCS.

"No lead is safe," Stanton said. Duplicating the nauseating drama that was Game 3 was seemingly impossible, but Friday's Game 4 produced another wild ride, though with a different result. This time, the New York Yankees,

Back home among their roaring fans in the cozy environs of Progressive Field, the Guardians will aim to slow the New York Yankees' seemingly inevitable roll toward the World Series when the clubs contest Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday evening.

The New York Yankees moved closer to another World Series, beating the Guardians on Friday to take a 3-1 lead in the ALCS.

Gleyber Torres hit an RBI single and New York scored its go-ahead run in the ninth on an error by shortstop Brayan Rocchio, who booted Alex Verdugo’s grounder.