One team lives on in the American League Division Series. One team is done for the season.
In the first of two win-or-go-home ALDS games on Thursday, the Cleveland Guardians staved off elimination at the hands of the surging Detroit Tigers with a 5-4 win. They’ll meet Saturday in Cleveland for a deciding Game 5. In the late matchup, New York Yankees celebrated an ALCS berth after knocking off the Kansas City Royals.
Here is how the day went down, from live updates and analysis to takeaways and what’s next for each team.
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