Gerrit Cole was as fired up as anyone after Juan Soto made a crucial catch on the warning track to end the seventh inning before the Yankees clinched a spot in the ALCS with a 3-1 Game 4 win over the Royals on Thursday night in Kansas City, Mo.
Kyle Isbel sent a deep shot to right field right to the wall, but the high fly ball came up just short of going over the wall, allowing Soto to make the catch with his back against the fence.
The TBS broadcast caught an exuberant Cole yell as he made his way off the mound after had made it through seven frames while helping to keep the Bronx Bombers in front.
Gerrit Cole lets out a celebratory yell after finishing off the seventh inning in the Yankees’ 3-1 series-clinching win over the Royals in Game 4 of the ALDS. Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostCole had an impressive outing, with the righty giving up just one run on six hits and striking out four before Clay Holmes came into the game to start the eighth inning.
Gerrit Cole got the Yankees into the ALCS with a strong performance. Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostCole retired the first six batters in order before Tommy Pham finally recorded the first hit of the game for the Royals in the bottom of the third inning.
The righty was making his second start of the postseason on Thursday night in Kansas City after pitching in Game 1 in The Bronx, where he got the win in a contest in which he allowed seven hits and four runs.
The Yankees will now either play the Guardians or Tigers, who square off in Game 5 on Saturday in Cleveland, in the ALCS.
