The Cleveland Guardians are looking to tie the series 2-2 tonight against the New York Yankees for Game 4 at 8:08.
Game Three will be one of the greatest games in postseason history. Guardians must put their celebration aside and focus on continuing this momentum.
Game 4 is crucial for both teams, especially for the Guardians. Luis Gil will pitch for the Yankees and Gavin Williams will pitch for the Guardians.
What’s the similarity between both starters? This is their postseason debut. Can you imagine the pressure these two young men are facing? Knowing how the game is today, both men will be limited to pitches.
Keys to Win Game 4:
Gavin Williams
Williams must redeem himself and the offense must give him run support. Williams made seven home starts this season and has lost all of them.
But that’s the regular season. October Baseball is a new season. Will he ride to the occasion? We shall see. If he can throw at least 3-4 scoreless innings or allow just one run, then it’s a solid outing.
Josh Naylor
One Guardians player who needs to get going and could affect the outcome is Josh Naylor.
Naylor is the heartbeat of this Guardians lineup. The Guardians overachieved this season, and he’s a big reason for their success. Naylor has been struggling throughout the entire postseason. The team is better when Naylor and Jose Ramirez are hitting consistently.
Andres Gimenez
Second baseman Andres Gimenez needs to do more. He had an RBI single in Game 3, but he’s been having a lousy postseason. Gimenez leads the Guardians in strikeouts with 11 while batting .179 throughout the postseason.
Scoring five runs or more and having at least a three-run lead in the game will help the Guardians win. Emmanuel Clase is reliable and a great closer, but you can’t always rely on him to save the day.
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Tonight will be a testament to see what the Guardians are made of because many folks in the media are not giving them much of a chance to win this series.
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