Stephen Vogt reacted to Sunday's outing and offered a possible explanation for Clase's early-season struggles. "Anytime they're finding barrels, it's just in the middle [of the zo

Clase turned a 4-1 lead into a 4-4 tie in the ninth inning Sunday. The Guardians still managed to pull out a 5-4 win on Kyle Manzardo’s sacfice fly in the 10th inning that scored automatic runner Jhonkensy Noel after Jose Ramirez moved him to third with a ground out.

That was followed by New York’s Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton connecting for back-to-back homers off Clase in Game 3 of the ALCS, a game the Guardians rallied to win in extras. The right-hander then gave up two runs in the ninth in Game 4 and finished the series with a 15.43 ERA in three outings against the Yankees.