Mercado homers off Sabathia, Indians beat Yankees 8-4
Rookie Oscar Mercado hit a two-run homer off CC Sabathia to break a fifth-inning tie and the Cleveland Indians defeated the New York Yankees 8-4 on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
New York Yankees
4
Cleveland Indians
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Tampa Bay Rays | L 3-4 | MLB |
| 10/5/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 2-5 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Tampa Bay Rays | L 0-1 | MLB |
| 9/30/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-2 | MLB |
| 9/29/26 | vs Boston Red Sox | W 9-0 | MLB |
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Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Plawecki hit sacrifice fly to right, Ramírez scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 4-8
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Urshela hit sacrifice fly to center, Torres scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 4-7
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
Torres doubled to deep right center, Gregorius scored.
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Double 3-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
Plawecki homered to left (393 feet).
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Home Run 2-7
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
R. Pérez homered to left (447 feet), Luplow scored.
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Home Run 2-6
Pitch 8 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 2-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Mercado homered to right (385 feet), Lindor scored.
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Home Run 2-4
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Swinging 2-2
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
R. Pérez doubled to deep center, Luplow scored.
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Double 2-2
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to right, Santana scored, Luplow to third.
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End Inning 4-8
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Urshela struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Brad Hand pitches to Gio Urshela
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Frazier doubled to deep right.
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Double 4-8
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Brad Hand pitches to Clint Frazier
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Morales grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-8
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Brad Hand pitches to Kendrys Morales
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Torres grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-8
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Brad Hand pitches to Gleyber Torres
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Play Result 4-8
Hand relieved Wittgren
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Start Inning 4-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-8
End of the 8th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Martín struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 4-8
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking
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Ball 4-8
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-8
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-8
Luis Cessa pitches to Leonys Martin
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-8
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Play Result 4-8
Plawecki hit sacrifice fly to right, Ramírez scored.
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Sacrifice Fly 4-8
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
Luis Cessa pitches to Kevin Plawecki
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Head to Head
CLE wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
New York Yankees
- Kervin Castro Out
- Fernando Cruz Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCLE
Francisco LindorSS12
Oscar MercadoLF11
Carlos Santana1B41
Jordan LuplowRF48
Jose Ramirez3B11
Roberto PerezDH20
Jason Kipnis2B22
Kevin PlaweckiC24
Leonys MartinCF17
NYY
Brett GardnerLF11
DJ LeMahieu1B26
Aaron HicksCF12
Didi GregoriusSS18
Gleyber Torres2B25
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Clint FrazierRF15
Gio Urshela3B12
Austin RomineC26
Substitutes
Gary SanchezC99
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