On Thursday, the Cleveland Guardians defeated the New York Yankees in extra innings in game three of the American League Championship Series.
The big comeback win was crucial for the Guardians to avoid going down three games to zero in the series.
Heading into game four on Friday, the Guardians will look to even up the series on the back of their dramatic game three win.
According to Cleveland Guardians on ‘X,’ the Guardians announce their lineup for game four.
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The lineup contains regular pieces including Steven Kwan leading off, Jose Ramirez batting third, and Josh Naylor batting fourth.
One thing that sticks out with this lineup is the two players missing from it.
The heroes from game three were Jhonkensy Noel and David Fry, who both hit home runs late in the game to both tie and win the game respectively.
Both of these players are not in the starting lineup for game four, but one would assume they will be coming off of the bench in a key spot later in the game.
The Guardians appear to have a solid plan for using pinch hitters late in the game, and it proved to work well in game three.
Game four on Friday will be the second of three straight games being played between the Guardians and the Yankees.
All three games are being played at Progressive Field in Cleveland before moving back to Yankee Stadium for games six and seven if necessary.
The Guardians will look to starting pitcher Gavin Williams on the mound in game four.
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