Giancarlo Stanton

Gerrit Cole pitched brilliantly, Giancarlo Stanton had another key RBI and Gleyber Torres drove in a run Thursday night as the Yankees beat the host Royals, 3-1, in Game 4 to clinch a trip to the ALCS.

Stanton's RBI single in the sixth inning gave the Yankees a 3-0 lead. Stanton hit .375 with a 1.132 OPS and four RBI in the series. The 34-year-old even had a stolen base in the series. While his speed is diminished compared to earlier in his career, Stanton was the Yankees' best hitter in the ALDS.

Berti didn't start Game 1 against Michael Wacha, but he'll be in there on Thursday against Wacha in Game 4. Berti went 1-for-4 in Game 2 when the Royals started Cole Ragans and hasn't appeared in the other two games in the series. Oswaldo Cabrera started at first base in Game 3 and went 0-for-1 with three walks. The rest of the Yankees lineup is unchanged: 2B Gleyber Torres, RF Juan Soto, CF Aaron Judge, C Austin Wells, DH Giancarlo Stanton, 3B Jazz Chisholm, SS Anthony Volpe, LF Alex Verdugo, and 1B Jon Berti.

Giancarlo Stanton proved his worth to the Yankees in the 2024 MLB playoffs Wednesday when he carried New York to a pivotal ALDS Game 3 win at the Kansas City Royals.

Giancarlo Stanton hit a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning amid a battle of the bullpens, and the Yankees beat the Royals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Game 3 of their AL Division Series.