CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Guardians' season is on the line Saturday night in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. After Jhonkensy Noel and David Fry saved the day in Game 3 the Yankees braved the Guardians' Game 4 rally to take a 3-1 series lead.

New York can reach the World Series for the first time since 2009 with a win in Game 5 on Saturday. Follow for updates.

Finishing the job has not always been easy for the Yankees in this ALCS. They coughed up Game 3 when they were one out away from victory. They darn near coughed up Game 4, too. But all that matters now is that on Saturday night,