Fried's time with the Atlanta Braves helped prepare him for the big lights of the Bronx and the expectations attached

That fluky infield hit from Ramírez turned out to be the Guardians’ only knock of the night against Fried, who fired six scoreless with seven K’s in yet another win.

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.