The most crucial challenge of pitching in the postseason, Gerrit Cole was saying earlier this week, is to “cut through the noise and find your focus.” It would be difficult to conjure a more demanding situation than the one his Yankees faced as they took the field on Sunday, needing a victory to keep their season alive and force the American League Division Series back to New York.

The Yankees defeated Cleveland 4-2 to force a decisive game 5 on Monday night in the Bronx!

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