NEW YORK — Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson thought he had homered off Guardians right-hander Cal Quantrill in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. But Donaldson thought wrong.
The game was tied at 1 when Donaldson came to the plate to lead off the fifth. He connected with a 1-0 sinker and believed he had hit a home run that barely cleared the right-field wall. He was jogging around first base, but Guardians right fielder Oscar Gonzalez grabbed the ball and threw out Donaldson, who had started to retreat to first base when the ball arrived in the infield.
Donaldson argued that he hit a home run. The umpires reviewed the play, and it showed the ball hit the top of the wall and bounced back in. It was then ruled that Donaldson had a single and was out at first, so the game remained tied.