The New York Yankees Are Headed To The ALCS

The New York Yankees are moving on to the American League Championship Series after defeating the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of the ALDS.

The Bronx Bombers won 3-1 on Thursday night to close out the series with the Royals. The team will face the of the series between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS. They will play a winner-take-all Game 5 on Saturday.

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The Yankees won the first game of the series 6-5. The Royals responded with a 4-2 victory in Game 2 to even the series before heading to Kauffman Stadium.

Giancarlo Stanton provided the Bronx Bombers with life in Game 3. He drove in the first run of the game and then hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning to give the team a 3-2 lead. The Yankee bullpen would close out the game, outing the team one win away from a series victory.

The Bronx Bombers got the scoring started early in Game 4. Gleyber Torres led things off with a double and Juan Soto drove him in with a single two pitches later. The team never gave up the lead from there and secured the series victory.

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The Yankees clinched home-field advantage with the best record in the American League during the regular season. Games 1, 2, 6, and 7 will be played at Yankee Stadium while Games 3, 4, and 5, will be played on the road.

Game 1 of the ALCS will be played on Monday at 7:37 p.m.

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