Featured Columnist IVOctober 10, 2024
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In October, it is solely a matter of time earlier than Giancarlo Stanton delivers.
After going simply 1-for-8 within the first two video games of the New York Yankees’ American League Division Collection in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals, the slugger did simply that and led his workforce to a 3-2 victory in Sport 3 on Wednesday at Kauffman Stadium.
His RBI double within the fourth inning opened the scoring, but it surely was his solo homer within the eighth that proved to be the distinction.
Bleacher Report @BleacherReport
GIANCARLO STANTON GIVES YANKEES THE LEAD IN THE 8TH INNING 🤯 pic.twitter.com/s125p6RRUg
New York now leads the collection 2-1 and may have the chance to shut issues out in Thursday’s Sport 4.
And it was Stanton—who even stole a base—drawing a lot of the social-media response together with his workforce only one win away from the American League Championship Collection:
MLB @MLB
Cease and stare, Giancarlo 😤#ALDS pic.twitter.com/j9vJ5f9g8h
MLB @MLB
Giancarlo Stanton snags a base! 🏃♂️ pic.twitter.com/MKA0gZaB7Q
Bryan Hoch ⚾️ @BryanHoch
Giancarlo Stanton’s HR is the primary Yankees go-ahead HR within the eighth inning or later (postseason) since Raul Ibanez in Sport 3 of the 2012 ALDS.
MJ @makjak
STANTON BY HIMSELF EVERY POSTSEASON pic.twitter.com/QjFFYAc6FQ
Mike Petriello @mike_petriello
99.999% of gamers ever: postseason clutch is not an actual factor
Giancarlo Stanton: yo
Katie Sharp @SharpStats17
Yankees with 24+ RBI over any 20-game span within the postseason:
Giancarlo Stanton
Reggie Jackson
Lou Gehrig
Billy Reinhardt @BillyReinhardt
Giancarlo Stanton comes up large when it issues once more. An annual prevalence.
I’ll by no means perceive why he will get a lot hate. In Yankeeland, you are nearly as good as your playoff manufacturing is.
Ryan Sampson @RyanMSampson
Like I stated Stanton within the postseason is like Babe Ruth pic.twitter.com/Kac18uEN23
tati @tania_ryan13
ironic however stanton pulling a pat mahomes and deciding he’ll win this recreation by himself
David Veloz @David747Heavy
#Postseason Stanton child!! #Yankees https://t.co/u4quE0XuCC
Ali’s “Informal” Ideas on Knicks, Yanks & Giants @MindNy77
Stanton is finest participant on the Yankees.#RepBx pic.twitter.com/Ze28oUT4hR
Whereas the groups cut up the primary two contests, all of the momentum was on the Royals’ aspect coming into play after they gained Sport 2 on the street to grab home-field benefit. The strain was additionally on the Yankees because the No. 1 seed within the American League with championship-or-bust expectations.
That made getting out to a super begin all of the extra essential, which the guests did because of Stanton’s RBI double within the fourth. Throw in a sacrifice fly from Juan Soto within the fifth, and it appeared just like the Yankees have been on cruise management.
B/R Stroll-Off @BRWalkoff
Giancarlo Stanton sends one to the hole for the lead in KC 🔥 pic.twitter.com/o2GMxZVPOO
But Kansas Metropolis fought again with two runs of its personal within the backside half of the fifth because of an RBI double from Kyle Isbel and an RBI triple from Michael Massey. The 2-out rally drove New York starter Clarke Schmidt from the sport after simply 4.2 innings and turned issues right into a bullpen recreation since Royals starter Seth Lugo pitched the primary 5.
All of the Yankees’ bullpen wanted was the one run, which got here from Stanton’s blast within the eighth in opposition to Kris Bubic.
Clay Holmes and Tommy Kahnle every threw 1.1 scoreless innings to get the ball to nearer Luke Weaver for a five-out save. It was a tall ask for Weaver, and he escaped a jam with runners on the corners within the eighth by inducing a fly out from Yuli Gurriel.
There could be no such worries within the ninth as Weaver closed the door and moved New York to inside one win of the ALCS.
