Untouchable in regular season, Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase now looking for answers
- by The Boston Globe
- Oct 19, 2024
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After allowing five earned runs during 74 appearances in the regular season, Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has a 10.29 ERA in six postseason games.
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CLEVELAND â Unchallenged. Unshakeable. Unhittable for six months, Emmanuel Clase hasnât been close to being the same closer in October.
The Guardians haven't been able to count on him when it matters most.
For the second straight night, the Yankees got to the All-Star in the late innings and have Cleveland on the edge of elimination following an 8-6 win on Friday night in Game 4 of the AL Championship Series.
Clase gave up back-to-back homers in the eighth inning of Game 3 but was saved by his teammates as the Guardians ripped a pair of two-run homers in their final two at-bats to stop from falling into a 3-0 series deficit.
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Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Friday afternoon he was unshaken by Game 3 and wasn't afraid to give the ball to Clase again.
âHeâs the best closer in the world,â Vogt said. âHeâs hung two sliders this postseason. Thatâs whatâs true. Anything outside of that, you donât worry about it. Heâs made two bad pitches.â
He made a few more bad ones in Game 4.
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In six postseason appearances, Clase is 0-2 with a 10.29 ERA. He's got two saves but they both came against the Tigers, who don't have anything approaching the Yankees lineup.
Clase avoided reporters on Thursday but stood at his locker Friday to explain what went wrong.
He's not even sure.
âYeah, I mean obviously a little surprising,â he said through an interpreter. âObviously, I keep the confidence high and keep trusting what I can do. But itâs a little surprising that theyâve been able to get the result they got so far.â
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