Cole, Yankees Save Season, Beat Guards to Force ALDS Game 5

New York Yankees' Gerrit Cole pitches in the first inning of Game 4 of a baseball AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians in Cleveland on Oct. 16, 2022. Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo

CLEVELAND—Gerrit Cole brought the Yankees back from the brink. They’re Bronx bound, still chasing a championship.

Cole gave New York what it needed, seven solid innings, and Harrison Bader hit a two-run homer as the Yankees forced a decisive fifth game in the AL Division Series with a 4–2 win over the Cleveland Guardians in Game 4 on Sunday night.