Yankees vs Guardians Picks and Prediction – 10/19/2024

The New York Yankees play Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on the road Friday versus the Cleveland Guardians. New York leads the series 2-1 after losing in 10 innings 7-5. Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the eighth and Giancarlo Stanton followed with a solo shot in the same inning, but the bullpen let down the Yankees, allowing two runs in both the ninth and 10th innings. Keep up to date with all the MLB action, with our expert MLB picks.

During the postseason, Giancarlo Stanton has 3 home runs and 6 RBI to lead New York and is also the leader in hits with seven. Aaron Judge has two home runs in the postseason along with 6 RBI after hitting a home run in his second straight game on Thursday. New York is batting .243 with a .395 slugging percentage. On Thursday, New York will send Luis Gil to the mound. The right-hander will be making his postseason debut.

The Cleveland Guardians were one out away from trailing 3-0 in the series, but Jhonskensy Noel hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game to extra innings. David Fry hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning for the walk-off win and narrowed the Yankees series’ lead to 2-1.

Lane Thomas is leading Cleveland with two home runs and nine RBI during the postseason. Jose Ramirez has also hit two homers. Steven Kwan is the leader in hits with 13 and has a batting average of .406 during the postseason. Cleveland is batting .227 with a slugging percentage of .340 in the postseason. Gavin Williams will start on the mound for Cleveland in Game 4. The right-hander will be making his postseason debut. During the regular season, Williams was 3-10 with a 4.86 ERA, 79 Ks, and 32 BBs.

New York was one out away from taking a commanding 3-0 series lead but the bullpen gave up two runs in the bottom of the ninth and two in the 10th to lose. New York will have a tough time bouncing back from that loss in less than 24 hours. The momentum has swung completely in favor of Cleveland. New York starter Luis Gil was hit hard in his last two starts of the regular season and will be making his postseason debut. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Guardians win 5-4.