KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It was Clay Holmes and Luke Weaver at the end Thursday night, finishing up the Yankees’ ALDS clinching 3-1 win over the Royals in Game 4 and completing a nearly perfect performance in the series from a bullpen that, at this point, is likely as strong as any remaining in the postseason.
“We’ve always been confident with ourselves there,’’ Holmes said of the pen. “We got a little rest [at the end of the regular season] and it did us good. Now, we’re all together and we’ve got to keep it up.”
Over the course of the series, Yankee relievers combined to pitch 15 ²/₃ innings without allowing an earned run and Weaver has seemingly cemented his role as closer.
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