CLEVELAND — Three relief pitchers that barely figured into the Yankees’ plans when spring training ended helped punch their ticket to the World Series. Tim Hill, Jake Cousins and Luke Weaver combined on the final 14 outs Saturday as the Yankees defeated the Guardians, 5-2, in Game 5 of the…
LOS ANGELES — After the Mets survived Game 5, only two hitters in baseball had logged more postseason hits than Starling Marte. The contact magician capable of spraying the ball anywhere sure looks to be all the way back. Marte, an All-Star in his first year with the Mets before…
LOS ANGELES — After the Mets’ potentially devastating 10-2 defeat in Game 4 made it three debacles in four games, and left the team from Queens on the precipice of elimination, Mets players met to size up their unenviable situation. Things looked bleak — though this team that’s all heart…
Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Yankees’ 8-6 win over the Guardians in Game 4 on Friday night in Cleveland: Hero Tommy Kahnle got the final three outs and the save — barely — in a game in which both bullpens were a mess. Follow The Post’s coverage…
Every champion has to figure out how to wiggle through games just like these two. There is no EZ Pass booth to the Canyon of Heroes, no passing lane to zip past the anxieties of October. In a couple of weeks, maybe you’ll be able to laugh about Thursday afternoon…
It wasn’t so much Jose Iglesias chasing pitches as missing a couple in the strike zone that convinced his manager to look in a different direction Friday. Carlos Mendoza inserted Jeff McNeil into the starting lineup at second base for Game 5 of the NLCS against the Dodgers, placing Iglesias…
Commercial Content. 21+. Game 3 of the ALCS was an instant classic which breathed new life into an ALCS that looked a little dull heading to Cleveland with the Yankees leading, 2-0. The Yankees had a 99% win probability prior to Jhonkensy Noel’s pinch-hit two-run homer in the bottom of…
CLEVELAND — The Yankees haven’t gotten much out of their catchers this postseason — because Austin Wells has seen his late-season slump extend into the playoffs. The rookie was part of an ALCS Game 3 lineup shakeup, replaced by Jose Trevino against Cleveland left-hander Matt Boyd. Trevino delivered an RBI…
Carlos Mendoza shut down the speculation immediately. “Alvie is playing tomorrow,” the Mets manager said after the 8-0, Game 3 loss to the Dodgers at Citi Field on Wednesday. But the speculation concerning the playing time of Francisco Alvarez exists for a reason: The young catcher, who generally does plenty…
Heroes, zeros and the inside pitch from the Mets’ Game 3 loss to the Dodgers on Wednesday: Hero Kiké Hernández, who hit .229 with a .654 OPS in the regular season, is Mr. October yet again. His two-run homer against Reed Garrett in the sixth quieted most hopes of a Mets…
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