"No lead is safe," Stanton said. Duplicating the nauseating drama that was Game 3 was seemingly impossible. But Friday's Game 4 produced another wild ride, though with a different result. This time, the New York Yankees,

The New York Yankees are just one victory away from reaching the franchise’s first World Series since 2009. The Yanks held off a resilient Cleveland Guardians team to secure a thrilling 8-6 win in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Friday night.

In the regular season the Guards owned the best bullpen in the AL. In the ALCS, the Yankees have put a beating on the best part of that pen. In the eighth inning Thursday, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton hung a blown save on closer Emmanuel Clase with consecutive homers.