The Yankees built a 6-2 lead through six innings with homers by Juan Soto, Austin Wells and Giancarlo Stanton.
Then the Yankees went to work again on Clase, and this time escaped Progressive Field with the win.
Giancarlo Stanton is built for OctoberThe Yankees had runners on second and third with one out and Stanton in the batter’s box.
This was Stanton’s third home run of the ALCS, tied for the second-most home runs in a single ALCS in franchise history.
After striking out Fry, José Ramírez’s double to right scored Rocchio to slice the Yankees’ lead to 6-3.
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