Now, the Guardians, who have had been fun-loving, free and fearless since opening day, start the best-of-five Division Series on Tuesday in New York against the AL East champion New York Yankees. “It was such an exciting moment that it’s hard for me to put into words.” “There’s no way to describe it,” said Gonzalez, who punctuated his shot with an emphatic bat flip before strutting toward first. Gonzalez, who walks to the plate to the “SpongeBob SquarePants” theme song, drove a 1-0 cutter - the 432nd pitch in the nearly five-hour game - off Corey Kluber over the wall in left-center to touch off a wild celebration.Īs Gonzalez rounded the bases, and his teammates gathered near home plate to greet him, the sellout crowd of 34,971 fans shook Progressive Field as Cleveland’s surprise season added a story book chapter. Rookie Oscar Gonzalez broke up the longest scoreless postseason game in history with a leadoff home run in the 15th inning, giving the Guardians a 1-0 win in Game 2 over the Tampa Bay Rays and sweep of the Wild Card Series. CLEVELAND (AP) - The Guardians have won with comebacks and walk-offs for months, turning an unexpected season more special by the day.Ĭleveland wasn’t supposed to be this good, this fast.īaseball’s youngest team certainly has grown up.
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