CLEVELAND For the first time since Aug. 28, Austin Wells was in the lineup but Camden Thiesing Jersey not in the cleanup spot. Before Game 4 of the ALCS against the Guardians, Aaron Boone said Wells had gotten away from his swing in recent weeks, so he slipped him down to the eighth spot, with Jazz Chisholm Jr. batting fourth. And in Wells first at-bat of an appearance since 2009, the slumping catcher drilled his first homer of the postseason. It also snapped an 0-for-21 skid that resulted in Wells being replaced behind the plate by Jose Trevino in Thursdays Game 3 lo s. Austin Wells crushed a homer in ALCS Game 4 on Friday night. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post I definitely have not felt like myself in the last month, Wells said. But [Thursday] night, I felt I made a big adjustment after the game and noticed some things from when I was going good. Explore More So after the toughest defeat of the season, Wells got to Progre sive Field early and worked on making some fixes with the way his swing was approaching the ball, since he felt he had left himself exposed to pitches up in the zone. And if he was hitting eighth in the order, so be it. Austin Wells celebrates his homer on Friday night. Jason Szenes / New York Post It doesnt matter where I am in the lineup, Wells said. I just want to be in the lineup. Wells had been just 2-for-26 heading into Friday and hadnt homered since Sept. 9. He struck out twice later in the game, including in the top of the ninth. I feel like hes mi sed some pitches [and] swung through some pitches, Aaron Boone said before the game. Hes typically a guy that puts the ball in play pretty well while also controlling the strike zone. Hes swung and mi sed at some pitches, maybe, that hes had a chance to do some things with. Austin Wells finally broke through for the Yankees in Game 4. Jason Szenes / New York Post That changed with two outs in the top of the second. After gave the Yankees a quick lead and Cleveland answered with a run in the bottom of the inning, Guardians right-hander Gavin Williams struck out Anthony Rizzo and Anthony Volpe to open the third. But Wells smashed a four-seam fastball from Williams into the seats in right-center. The 407-foot homer made it 3-1. Where Wells lands in the lineup for Saturdays Game 5 isnt as important as him getting his swing back. Boone said Wells might be just a little worn down at this point in his rookie season, but that hasnt shaken the managers faith in him. I have a lot of confidence in him as a hitter and who he is, just his DNA, as a hitter, Boone said. Moving forward, I think he has a chance to have the best at-bats in the best moments. Hes that kind of hitter. Dennis Cholowski Jersey