The Yankees and Guardians game went from relatively uneventful to chaotic on Saturday afternoon, as New York topped Cleveland 5–4 on a walk-off.
The game began with a pitchers duel. Nestor Cortes Jr., who entered the game without having allowed a run this season, had another stellar day, going 6.1 innings pitch and allowing just two runs on one hit. Cleveland’s Cal Quantrill matched Cortes for most of the afternoon, going 6.1 innings himself, but he gave up three runs, topped off by a Josh Donaldson solo home run.
Up one in the eighth, the Yankees turned to Chad Green, but the righty reliever failed to hold the lead. With two outs, Austin Hedges crushed a two-run homer off Green to give the Guardians the 4–3 lead.
