NYY went up with Gerrit Cole, will LAD have Yamamoto? First-ever PS Japanese starting face-off
Oct 11, 2024
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But I couldn't see just one person. It was Gerrit Cole, who led the victory on this day. The Yankees clapped in unisonHe began to chant "Lit~Call~" It was an away game, but a significant number of Yankees fans also eagerly waited for Cole to come out, calling his name.
It wasn't long before Cole appeared on the field. ESPN reported that `When Cole finally arrived, which brought the Yankees a special moment like today, the Yankees could cheer and enjoy the lingering effects of the series that made them as powerful as they have in recent years.'
The Yankees advanced to the ALCS for the first time in two years. The Yankees beat Kansas City 3-1 in Game 4 of the AL Division Series (DS) at Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on the 11th (Korea time).
The Yankees, who took Game 1, Game 3, and Game 4, marked 3-1 in the series and passed the first gate of this postseason, taking a step toward winning the World Series for the first time in 15 years since 2009. This is the 19th time that the Yankees, who ranked first in the AL win rate with 95 wins and 67 losses in the regular season, have reached the ALCS.
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Cole, who started Game 4 in five days following Game 1 on the 6th, showed his ace appearance by pitching brilliantly in seven innings, giving up six hits and blocking one run. He struck out four with perfect control and a fastball of up to 98.9 miles to an average of 96.8 miles, and allowed no walks.
The Yankees bullpen, which played one perfect inning with Clay Holmes taking the mound in the eighth inning and Luke Weaver in the ninth inning, continued its scoreless streak in 15 consecutive ⅔ this postseason.
Judge, who was sluggish with two hits in 13 at-bats in the DS this time, said after the game "Last year we didn't make the postseason. I remember our players looking despondently at the ground at the time. At the time, we pledged to join forces to prevent this from happening again" expressed his feelings.
The Yankees scored the first run in the top of the first inning when Juan Soto hit a timely hit that fell to the left-center following the leadoff Gleyber Torres' double to left-center.
Torres hit a timely hit to the right in the fifth inning with Anthony Wolfie's left-handed hit and John Bertie's right-handed hit in the first and third-base chances, and in the sixth inning, Giancarlo Stanton exploded a heavy hit to bring Judge home, widening the gap to 3-0.
Cole, who allowed no runs until the fifth inning, allowed one run after two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning with a right-handed hit by Bobby Weit Jr. and a left-handed double by Vinny Pasquantino, but later prevented additional runs until the seventh inning and achieved a quality start+.
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At this point, Volpi's right elbow hit Garcia's neck. Even after Garcia got up, Volpi put his glove on his chest two or three times, confirming the out. Garcia stared at Volpi, and as Yankees third baseman Jazz Chizome Jr. approached, players from both teams flocked. There was no conflict like a physical fight.
As the Yankees rise to the ALCS, attention is also being paid to the Los Angeles Dodgers, which ranks first in the National League (NL) in the regular season. The Dodgers will play the final 5th game of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres at 9:08 a.m. on the 12th at Dodger Stadium.
San Diego's Darvish Yu was expected to start early, but the Dodgers decided to start Yamamoto Yoshinobu after much consideration. While Darvish threw well with one run in seven innings in the second game, Yamamoto was very sluggish with five runs in three innings in the first game.
This is the first time that Japanese pitchers will face off in the postseason.
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