Arguably the best pitcher in the American League escaped that first-inning jam by inducing a pop-up to Santana, which essentially was the first and only Guardians chance against Fried in a 4-0, series-clinching Yankees victory in front of 41,665 in The Bronx on Thursday.

Fresh off his worst start as a Yankee, Max Fried returned to ace-like form in the Yankees’ 4-0, rubber-match win over the Guardians on Thursday.