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The 1978 American League East tie-breaker game was a one-game extension to Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 regular season.The game was played at Fenway Park in Boston on the afternoon of Monday, October 2 between the rival New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox to determine the winner of the American League's (AL) East Division.
Guidry's 25th win of the 1978 regular season was his most significant, as it came in the Yankees' 5–4 win over the Boston Red Sox in a one-game playoff at Fenway Park in Boston to determine the American League East division winner. The game is best known for Bucky Dent's seventh-inning, three-run home run that gave the Yankees a 3–2 lead. [19]
Prior to the start of this game, both teams had to deal with bad news. Ron Guidry, he of the incredible 25–3 Cy Young Award-winning season, would be unavailable to start until Game 4, if played, at least. Guidry pitched the AL East division tie-breaker game against the Boston Red Sox and was starting to have arm
Lefthander Ron Guidry was the last Yankee pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season in the 20th century. [8] In 35 starts in the regular season (including the playoff game), he pitched 273 + 2 ⁄ 3 innings, compiled a 25–3 record with 248 strikeouts, 1.74 ERA, and nine
October 13 – The World Series moves to Yankee Stadium, where the Yankees win their first game of the Series, 5–1, behind the mastery of Ron Guidry and defensive prowess of Graig Nettles. October 14 – The Yankees even the Series with the Dodgers 2–2 when Lou Piniella 's 10th-inning single scores Roy White with the winning run in a 4–3 ...
Game 3 was a slugfest that the Yankees narrowly won, thanks to a two-run home run from Thurman Munson in the bottom of the eighth. Game 4 was a pitchers' duel between Yankees' ace Ron Guidry and Royals' ace Dennis Leonard, which would be won by the former as the Yankees narrowly prevailed by one run to secure the pennant.
The Yankees will answer with Cole, who has looked good in the playoffs (three starts, 3.31 ERA, 16.1 innings, 12 strikeouts), and Carlos Rodon, who looked excellent against the Guardians with 15 ...
(Randolph was sidelined in the postseason, due to a pulled hamstring in late September.) [2] The assault continued with the Yankees winning game two 13–2, game three 7–0 (Ron Guidry winning his 21st—a two-hitter), and an 18-hit, 7–4 victory in game four, completing the sweep.