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New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, September 30, 2020

On September 30, 2020, the New York Yankees defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-9 at Progressive Field in a Wild Card round game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records a running time of 290 minutes and a night start for this game. The weather notes give 60 degrees, cloudy skies, and a 21 mph wind. The New York Yankees' runs came in the second, fourth, fifth, sixth, and ninth innings, 4 of them in the fourth. The Cleveland Indians' runs came in the first, fifth, seventh, and eighth innings, 4 of them in the first. The New York Yankees had 8 hits and the Cleveland Indians 10, with 0 and 2 errors. Aroldis Chapman was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 1 hit in 2.0 innings. Brad Hand took the loss after 0.2 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Carlos Carrasco, who had 6. The New York Yankees used Zack Britton, Aroldis Chapman, Chad Green, Jonathan Loaisiga, and Masahiro Tanaka on the mound. The Cleveland Indians' pitching table lists Carlos Carrasco, Brad Hand, James Karinchak, Phil Maton, and Triston McKenzie. Gio Urshela led the New York Yankees at the plate: 2 for 5, 1 home run, and 4 RBI. Gary Sanchez and Giancarlo Stanton also homered for the New York Yankees. Jose Ramirez led the Cleveland Indians at the plate: 2 for 4, 2 doubles, and 3 RBI. The home-plate umpire was John Tumpane.