CLEVELAND, Ohio — Jhonkensy Noel and David Fry combined for two of the biggest home runs of the season for the Guardians as they walked off the Yankees, 7-5, in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday.
Noel tied the game in the ninth with two outs off Yankees closer Luke Weaver, and Fry hit a two-run homer in the 10th against Clay Holmes to give the Guardians their first win of the series.
The two homers came after Emmanuel Clase gave up back-to-back home runs to Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton with two outs in the top of the eighth, giving the Yankees a 5-3 lead.
The win forced a Game 5 on Saturday night with Game 4 coming up on Friday night at 8:08 p.m. Eastern.
Here is how social media reacted to the instant classic.
“David Fry Again,” Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell posted with three shocked face emojis.
“Playoff baseball baby!!! @CleGuardians have the city absolutely ROCKIN TONIGHT!! What a game!” Chiefs tight end and Cleveland Heights native Travis Kelce posted. He also added this post: “I’ve been a cleveland sports fan my entire life… Make it back to countless amount of games over the years both Guards and Cavs just to enjoy these memories with my friends and family, WIN OR LOSE!!… and I don’t wear Cleveland gear one time and all of a sudden I’m not a real fan?! Ask anybody that was in or around that suite on game 1 who I was cheering for, they’ll let you know I was there for the @CleGuardians.”
“Dear Mr. Hamilton. Sir. I have a friend that would love for you to commentate on women’s Olympic pole vaulting. Do you freelance? (It’s me I’m the friend.),” Olympic gold medal pole vaulter and Olmsted Falls alumna Katie Moon posted in response to a Tom Hamilton call of Fry’s walkoff.
“Guardians Win!!!! Stayin Alive!” former Cavs guard Mark Price posted along with a photo of The Bee Gees.
“GUARDIANS!!!!! Walk off,” Cavs center Tristan Thompson posted.
“Wow Cleveland must be going bananas right now,” Cavs forward Georges Niang posted.
MLB’s Sarah Langs shared the wild win probability graphic from Game 3.
“Fitting on the day Christmas Ale was tapped,” Anthony Lima of 92.3 The Fan posted.
“What a HR #BigChritsmas,” 76ers center Joel Embiid posted.
“They never quit. Never die. That’s an all time Cleveland Baseball win,” Fox Sports basketball announcer John Fanta posted.
“David Fry drinks for free,” Ken Carman of 92.3 The Fan posted.
“There are kids in Cleveland who believe David Fry is the best ballplayer of all time,” Travis Sawchik of The Score posted.
“THAT was one of the best baseball games I have ever seen. This #Guardians team just doesn’t give up,” John Sabol of Fox 8 posted.
“Instant classic. One of the best postseason baseball games you’ll EVER see,” ESPN’s Don Van Natta Jr. posted.
“Playoff baseball. Good grief,” David Aldridge of The Athletic posted.
“What a game! What a walk-off by David Fry! Go @CleGuardians!” Ohio governor Mike DeWine posted.
“I cannot believe Cleveland won. We never win that game,” Ben Axelrod of Awful Announcing posted.
“BIG CHRISTMAS ALE!!!!!!!!!!” Great Lakes Brewing Company’s account posted.
“That Big Christmas home run might be my new favorite home run to rewatch right up there with the Albert Pujols-Brad Lidge bomb,” Jared Cannabis of Underdog Fantasy posted.
“The Cleveland Guardians are back in this series, and David Fry better never pay for a beer in this town again,” Nick Wilson of 92.3 The Fan posted.
“David Fry again. Thats twice Cleveland has survived an Emmanuel Clase meltdown. They still have work to do. But if you can bounce back from that, anything is possible,” Justin Lada of the Locked on Guardians podcast posted.
