{"id":98463,"date":"2022-10-16T04:01:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-16T04:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/yankees-blow-it-in-ninth-to-fall-to-brink-of-elimination\/"},"modified":"2022-10-16T04:01:04","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T04:01:04","slug":"yankees-blow-it-in-ninth-to-fall-to-brink-of-elimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/yankees-blow-it-in-ninth-to-fall-to-brink-of-elimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Yankees blow it in ninth to fall to brink of elimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>CLEVELAND \u2014 Just the thought of facing the Astros again in the ALCS caused the Yankees to collapse Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Two outs away from winning Game 3 of the ALDS against the Guardians, the Yankees bullpen faltered in the bottom of the ninth and gave up three runs in a 6-5 loss, and now the Yankees must win Game 4 at Progressive Field on Sunday to keep their season alive.<\/p>\n<p>With the Astros having just advanced to the ALCS with their win over the Mariners, the Yankees had a two-run lead entering the ninth inning.<\/p>\n<p>After Wandy Peralta got Luke Maile for the first out, and with Clay Holmes apparently unavailable, Myles Straw dumped a hit into left off Peralta that allowed Straw to take second when Isiah Kiner-Falefa threw to third instead of second.<\/p>\n<p>Steven Kwan singled to left to put runners on the corners and the Yankees turned to Clarke Schmidt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><figcaption>Clarke Schmidt only can watch after Oscar Gonzalez hits the game-winning two-run single in the ninth inning of the Yankees&#8217; 6-5 Game 3 loss to the Guardians.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Schmidt allowed an RBI single to Amed Rosario and Jose Ramirez reached on an infield hit to load the bases for Josh Naylor.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt recovered and got Naylor swinging.<\/p>\n<p>Oscar Gonzalez came up and hit a two-run single up the middle to win it and set off pandemonium in Cleveland.  The Yankees had been 167-0 in postseason history when leading by multiple runs entering the ninth inning, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Judge got the Yankees started by snapping his 0-for-9 streak in the series with a two-run blast to center that tied the game at 2-2 in the third, and Oswaldo Cabrera put the Yankees ahead with a two-run homer of his own in the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Both homers came off of right-hander Triston McKenzie, who tossed seven one-hit shutout innings against the Yankees in Cleveland on July 3 and six shutout innings in the wild-card round against Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Wandy-Peralta-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C712&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wandy Peralta exits the game with one out in the ninth inning in the Yankees' 6-5 loss to the Guardians in Game 3 of the ALDS.\" class=\"wp-image-24274303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Wandy-Peralta-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Wandy-Peralta-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Wandy-Peralta-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Wandy-Peralta-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Wandy Peralta exits the game with one out in the ninth inning in the Yankees&#8217; 6-5 loss to the Guardians in Game 3 of the ALDS.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Yankees seemed to be in trouble early on, as Luis Severino got off to a shaky start in his first postseason start in three years.<\/p>\n<p>He gave up a leadoff double down the right-field line to Kwan in the bottom of the first.<\/p>\n<p>A one-out single by Ramirez put runners on the corners for Naylor, who hit a grounder that Kiner-Falefa couldn&#8217;t handle at shortstop for an RBI single to put the Yankees in a 1-0 hole.<\/p>\n<p>A deep fly ball to right by Gonzalez moved the runners to second and third with two outs for Andres Gimenez, who struck out to end the 31-pitch inning.<\/p>\n<p>The Guardians tagged Severino with another leadoff double in the second, this time by Gabriel Arias.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Guardians-2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Guardians celebrate after their Game 3 comeback win.\" class=\"wp-image-24274321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Guardians-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Guardians-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Guardians-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Guardians-2-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>The Guardians celebrate after their Game 3 comeback win.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Austin Hedges followed with a flare single to center after failing to get a bunt down.<\/p>\n<p>Severino got Straw to pop out before Kwan singled to right to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees didn&#8217;t get a hit until Cabrera&#8217;s double with one out in the third.<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera advanced to third on a fly ball to center by Gleyber Torres before Judge tied the game with a mammoth 449-foot homer to center for his first hit of the postseason.<\/p>\n<p>Cabrera gave the Yankees their first lead with a two-run shot of his own \u2014 409 feet \u2014 in the top of the fifth, finishing it off with an emphatic bat flip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Oswaldo-Cabrera-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Oswaldo Cabrera celebrates with Aaron Judge after belting a two-run homer in the fifth inning of the Yankees' loss.  Judge also hit a two-run homer early in the game.\" class=\"wp-image-24274325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Oswaldo-Cabrera-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Oswaldo-Cabrera-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Oswaldo-Cabrera-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Oswaldo-Cabrera-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Oswaldo Cabrera celebrates with Aaron Judge after belting a two-run homer in the fifth inning of the Yankees&#8217; loss.  Judge also hit a two-run homer early in the game.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Severino, who threw 56 pitches and allowed six hits by the end of the second inning, settled down and retired 13 straight before Kiner-Falefa couldn&#8217;t throw out Gimenez after making the stop to his right.<\/p>\n<p>The single extended the inning, and Arias followed with a base hit through the right side of the infield to put runners on the corners \u2014 and end Severino&#8217;s night.<\/p>\n<p>Severino was replaced by right-hander Lou Trivino, as Cleveland went to its bench and replaced Hedges with lefty-swinging Will Brennan.<\/p>\n<p>Brennan singled to right to make it 4-3.<\/p>\n<p>Straw came up and hit a liner that Torres snared for the third out to preserve the Yankees&#8217; lead.<\/p>\n<p>Harrison Bader&#8217;s second home run of the series \u2014 this one with one out in the seventh \u2014 put the Yankees up 5-3.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Loaisiga got the first two outs of the seventh before Ramirez beat out an infield hit on a slow chopper to third.<\/p>\n<p>The Yankees went to Peralta to face Naylor.<\/p>\n<p>Peralta fell behind 2-0 but struck him out to end the inning and retired the first five batters he faced before stumbling in the ninth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CLEVELAND \u2014 Just the thought of facing the Astros again in the ALCS caused the Yankees to collapse Saturday night. 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