"Thank you so much but it's not done, go get them tomorrow", "We live to see another day" - New York Yankees fans breathe temporary sigh of relief as team forces do-or-die Game 5 against the Cleveland Guardians

The New York Yankees live to fight another day. The reigning American League East champions forced a do-or-die game back in the Bronx after overcoming the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 in Game 4 of the ALDS on Sunday (Oct. 16).

Fans and Yankees personnel alike can breathe a temporary sigh of relief as the team bounced back with a crucial win after being on the brink of elimination. Many fans took to Twitter to express their relief, with one writing:

Gerrit Cole was at his brilliant best in the pivotal Game 4. The ace struck out eight Cleveland Guardians players while only surrendering two runs on six base hits and one walk in seven innings of work.

Bronxville, New York-native Harisson Bader led the Yankees offense with his two-run home run in the top of the third inning.

Clay Holmes came in as a set-up man and pitched an inning of no-hit balls before Wandy Peralta came in to take the save.

The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Guardians will once again meet for Game 5 of the NLDS in the Bronx. The winner will face the Houston Astros, a team that has reached the NLCS for the sixth consecutive season.

New York Yankees' quest for number 28

The New York Yankees will most certainly look forward to closing out the series against the Cleveland Guardians at home to advance to the ALCS. The team hasn't had the chance to make the trip to the championship series since 2019.

The last time the Bombers were able to reach the ALCS was in 2019. They faced the Houston Astros, who defeated them in six games courtesy of a memorable Jose Altuve walk-off home run.

They will hope to avoid the same fate this year, but it will be easier said than done. The Yankees have their work cut out for them against the best pitching staff in the league and the most dominant American League franchise in recent memory.

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Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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