Yankees vs. Guardians scoring, live updates: Cleveland aims to tie the series in ALCS Game 4

Live4 updates

• Fri Oct 18, 2024 4:37pm MST

  Aaron Boone on moving Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the cleaning

  Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s flip-flopping and Giancarlo Stanton at Nos. 4 and 5 in the lineup is a curious move. Yankees manager Aaron Boone told reporters he did this to balance left- and right-handed hitters through the middle and bottom of the batting order.

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  Why Jazz Chisholm Jr. cleaning up instead of Giancarlo Stanton?

  Aaron Boone: “I wanted to move Austin [Wells] and as you know, sometimes I’m obsessed with the balance of it. I just didn’t want to leave it at four out of five lefties [at the bottom of the lineup].”

  — Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) October 18, 2024

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  Fri Oct 18, 2024 4:30pm MST

  Will the Yankees use closer Luke Weaver tonight?

  Yankees closer Luke Weaver blew the save in Thursday’s Game 3, allowing two runs on two hits (including a home run) in 1 1/3 innings.

  It was Weaver’s third appearance of the series, which included a five-out save in Game 1. After Thursday’s performance, the question was whether or not Weaver will tire under a heavy postseason workload.

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  Luke Weaver and Clay Holmes have pitched three of the four days. Boone said he might use four of the five relievers, but wouldn’t say which ones.

  — Greg Joyce (@GJoyce9) October 18, 2024

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  Fri Oct 18, 2024 4:12 PM MST

  Guardians lineup, Game 4

  Same lineup as Game 3 for Cleveland. And why not, although some may wonder why David Fry doesn’t start.

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  Guardians ALCS Game 4 Lineup
  1. LF Steven Kwan
  2. DH Kyle Manzardo
  3. 3B José Ramirez
  4. 1B Josh Naylor
  5. CF Lane Thomas
  6. RF Daniel Schneemann
  7. 2B Andrés Giménez
  8. C Austin Hedges
  9. SS Brayan Rocchio

  SP Gavin Williams

  — Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) October 18, 2024

  Gavin Williams will make his postseason debut for the Guardians. During the regular season, he went 3-10 with a 4.86 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 76 innings.

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  Fri Oct 18, 2024 4:11pm MST

  Yankees lineup, Game 4: Jazz Chisholm Jr. in clearing, Luis Gil makes first postseason start

  Jazz Chisholm Jr. is being moved to the mop-up spot despite going 2-for-12 in the first three games of the ALCS and hitting .148 in the postseason. Giancarlo Stanton drops to fifth in the batting order.

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  Yankees lineup for Game 4:

  1. Gleyber Torres, 2B
  2. Juan Soto, RF
  3. Aaron Judge, CF
  4. Jazz Chisholm Jr., 3B
  5. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
  6. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
  7. Anthony Volpe, SS
  8. Austin Wells, C
  9. Alex Verdugo, LF

  — Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) October 18, 2024

  Luis Gil starts on the mound for the first time this postseason. The rookie went 15-4 during the regular season with a 3.50 ERA and 171 strikeouts in 151 2/3 innings.