Five Things You Missed: Yankees, Dodgers One Win from World Series
The Yankees took all three games at home to seize control of the ALCS, while the Dodgers lost their first playoff game last night.
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The Yankees took all three games at home to seize control of the ALCS, while the Dodgers lost their first playoff game last night.
Dallas Keuchel had a blank look on his face. Jose Altuve flung his bat. Josh Reddick slammed his helmet. The Astros are happy to get back to Houston after a three miserable days in New York.
Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and the New York Yankees finally solved Houston Astros nemesis Dallas Keuchel, beating the ace lefty 5-0 on Wednesday for a 3-2 lead in the AL Championship Series.
The Astros squandered a four-run lead and fell by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday, and now find themselves tied in the ALCS. So, manager A.J. Hinch's next move is an easy call. Bring in the beard.
With a soaring shot headed for Yankee Stadium's Monument Park, Aaron Judge got New York back on track for another memorable October.
Aaron Judge hit a three-run homer and made a pair of sparkling catches, leading CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees over the Houston Astros 8-1 Monday night and cutting their deficit to 2-1 in the AL Championship Series.
Trailing by two games again in the postseason, the young Yankees remain even keeled going into Game 3 of the ALCS against the Astros on Monday.
Every time that the Astros suit up, they wear a simple patch as a reminder of what Houston lost to Harvey and its catastrophic flooding.
The Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 2-1 Saturday for a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.
Right-hander Collin McHugh has been added to the Houston Astros roster for the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees.
Dallas Keuchel is tired of talking about his success against the Yankees. But it was an unavoidable subject for Houston's ace as he prepares to start against them in Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday night.
New York is set to face Houston in its first ALCS since 2012, which was three years after its last World Series, that coming in Joe Girardi's second season as the Yankees manager.
The Astros are preparing to host the Yankees on Friday in Game 1 of the ALCS. But no matter how great Jose Altuve's stats are, the Houston second baseman always believes that he can do better.
Justin Verlander outpitched Chris Sale in a relief role reversal of aces, and the Houston Astros advanced to the ALCS.
The AL East champions got a 10-3 victory over the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the AL Division Series on Sunday.
George Springer also homered to help Dallas Keuchel coast in Houston's second straight romp by the exact same score.
Buoyed by chants of "MVP" in each trip to the plate, the 5-foot-6 Altuve hit solo homers in the first and fifth innings off Sale. He connected again in the seventh off reliever Austin Maddox to give Houston a quick boost in the best-of-five series.
The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox have set their rosters for their AL Division Series beginning Thursday.
The AL East champion Red Sox are in the playoffs for the second straight year. The West champion Astros return to the postseason for the second time in three years
The Houston Astros will start Justin Verlander in Game 1 of the AL Division Series against Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox on Thursday.
Justin Verlander struck out 11 to win his fifth straight start since getting traded to Houston.
It was the first of many more to come for Rangers rookie Willie Calhoun on Wednesday afternoon.
If Jose Altuve finishes the season as the AL hits leader, he will be the first player ever to lead the AL or NL in hits outright in four consecutive seasons.
Carlos Correa, Brian McCann and Cameron Maybin had three RBIs each and Dallas Keuchel allowed one earned run and five hits in six innings as the Astros routed the Texas Rangers 14-3 on Tuesday night
The one certainty Monday night was that the AL West champion Astros won 11-2, clinching the season series over the Texas Rangers while delivering a virtual knockout blow to their in-state rival's chances of getting into the playoffs.
