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Stanton's 16th Postseason Homer Ties ALCS Game 5 at 2-2

Oct 20, 2024, 01:48 AM

Giancarlo Stanton continued his postseason dominance by hitting a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning of ALCS Game 5, leveling the score at 2-2 between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians. Stanton's homer, his fourth of the series and fifth of the postseason, traveled 446 feet with an exit velocity of 117.5 mph, surpassing Babe Ruth with his 16th career postseason home run. Earlier in the fifth inning, Steven Kwan extended the Guardians' lead to 2-0 with an RBI single off Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon.