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Houston Astros (106-56) at New York Yankees (99-63)

The Houston Astros lead the ALCS 2 games to 0 over the New York Yankees.

The Pitching Matchup:

HOU: Cristian Javier (11-9, 2.54 ERA, 0.95 WHIP)

NYY: Gerrit Cole (13-8, 3.50 ERA, 1.02 WHIP)

The Starting Lineups:

Astros:

2B J. Altuve (.300 28 57)

SS J. Pena (.253 22 63)

LF Y. Alvarez (.306 37 97)

3B A. Bregman (.259 23 93)

RF K. Tucker (.257 30 107)

1B Y. Gurriel (.242 8 53)

DH T. Mancini (.239 18 63)

C C. Vazquez (.274 9 52)

CF C. McCormick (.245 14 44)

Yankees:

1B A. Rizzo (.224 32 75)

RF A. Judge (.311 62 131)

LF G. Stanton (.211 31 78)

2B G. Torres (.257 24 76)

DH M. Carpenter (.305 15 37)

CF H. Bader (.250 5 30)

3B J. Donaldson (.222 15 62)

SS O. Cabrera (.247 6 19)

C J. Trevino (.248 11 43)

Who’s HOT:

HOU: SS Jeremy Pena (14/38 .368 AVG, 3 doubles, 4 HR last 10 games)

HOU: 1B Yuli Gurriel (10/26 .385 AVG, 2 HR)

NYY: CF Harrison Bader (7/30 .233 AVG, 4 HR, 6 RBI last 10 games)

Who’s NOT:

HOU: 2B Jose Altuve is 0/23 this postseason. It’s the worst start to a postseason ever.

NYY: C Kyle Higashioka has struck out in 5 of his 6 ABs this postseason.

Key Stats:

The Yankees have struck out 30 times in 65 ABs over the first two games. The Astros have struck out only 8 times in 59 ABs in the same time frame.

The Yankees did not hit a home run in Game 2, snapping a 23 game postseason home run streak – a MLB record.

The Yankees have overcome 0-2 playoff deficit series 6 times in their history, the most recent times being the 2017 ALDS vs. Cleveland and the 2001 ALDS vs. Oakland.

Top 1:

Altuve struck out. 1 out.

Altuve struck out checking his swing at a pitch in the dirt and outside. Brutal AB.

Pena struck out. 2 out.

Alvarez hit by pitch.

Bregman singled to center. Alvarez to 2nd.

Tucker struck out. 3 outa

0 runs. 1 hit. 0 errors. No score.

Bottom 1:

Rizzo popped to catcher. 1 out.

Judge popped to third. 2 out.

Stanton struck out. 3 outs.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. No score.

Top 2:

Gurriel flied to right. 1 out.

Mancini flied to center. 2 out.

Vazquez reached on error by Bader.

McCormick homered to right. Vazquez and McCormick scored. 2-0 Astros.

Altuve grounded to second. 3 out.

Astros challenge call.

Call upheld. 3 out.

2 runs. 1 hit. 1 error. 2-0 Astros

Bottom 2:

Torres walked.

Carpenter struck out looking. 1 out.

Bader fouled out to catcher. 2 out.

Donaldson struck out swinging. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 2-0 Astros

Top 3:

Pena struck out swinging. 1 out.

Alvarez struck out looking. 2 out.

Bregman lined to left. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 2-0 Astros

Bottom 3:

Cabrera lined to short. 1 out

Trevino grounded to first. 2 out.

Rizzo grounded to short. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 2-0 Astros.

Top 4:

Tucker grounded to first. 1 out.

Gurriel grounded to short. 2 out.

Mancini walked.

Vazquez flied to second. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 2-0 Astros.

Bottom 4:

Judge struck out swinging. 1 out.

Stanton doubled to deep right.

Torres fouled out to first. 2 out.

Carpenter flied to center. 3 out.

0 runs. 1 hit. 0 errors. 2-0 Astros

Top 5:

McCormick struck out swinging. 1 out.

Altuve doubled to right.

Pena grounded to second. Altuve to third. 2 out.

Alvarez struck out swinging. 3 out.

0 runs. 1 hit. 0 errors. 2-0 Astros.

Bottom 5:

Bader walked.

Donaldson flied to left. 1 out.

Cabrera at bat.

Bader caught stealing. 2 out.

Cabrera struck out swinging. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 2-0 Astros.

Top 6:

Bregman doubled to left.

Gerrit Cole is at 88 pitches.

Tucker walked.

Gurriel singled to right. Bregman to third. Tucker to second.

Lou Trivino relieved Gerrit Cole.

Mancini hit a sacrifice fly to left. Bregman scored. Tucker to third. Gurriel to second. 3-0 Astros

Vazquez singled to left center. Tucker and Gurriel scored. 5-0 Astros.

McCormick grounded into fielder’s choice. Vazquez out at second. 2 out.

Altuve grounded into fielder’s choice. McCormick out at second. 3 out.

3 runs. 3 hits. 0 errors. 5-0 Astros.

Bottom 6:

Trevino grounded to short. 1 out.

Rizzo walked.

Hector Neris relieved Cristian Javier.

Judge struck out swinging. 2 out.

Yankees fans are booing Judge.

Stanton grounded to third. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 5-0 Astros.

Top 7:

Trivino pitching for Yankees.

Miguel Castro warming in Yankees pen.

Pena grounded to third. 1 out.

Ryne Stanek warming in Astros pen.

Alvarez struck out. 2 out.

Bregman flied to left. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 5-0 Astros.

Bottom 7:

Ryne Stanek pitching for Astros.

Torres struck out looking. 1 out.

Carpenter struck out swinging. 2 out.

Bader struck out looking. 3 out.

Yankees have 1 hit in 7 innings. They have struck out 9 times.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 5-0 Astros.

Top 8:

Hunter Brown is warming in the Astros pen.

Yankees crowd is silent, people are leaving early.

Miguel Castro pitching for Yankees.

Tucker struck out swinging. 1 out.

Gurriel flied to center. 2 out.

Mancini struck out swinging. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 5-0 Astros.

Bottom 8:

Hunter Brown pitching for Astros.

Donaldson walked.

Cabrera walked. Donaldson to second.

Trevino flied to center. Donaldson to third. 1 out.

Rizzo lined to short. 2 out.

Rafael Montero relieved Hunter Brown.

Judge grounded to third. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 5-0 Astros.

Top 9:

Domingo German pitching for Yankees.

Vazquez walked.

McCormick walked. Vazquez to second.

Altuve struck out swinging. 1 out.

Pena flied to left. 2 out.

Alvarez lined to right. 3 out.

0 runs. 0 hits. 0 errors. 5-0 Astros

Bottom 9:

Bryan Abreu relieved Rafael Montero.

Mauricio Dubon in CF.

Stanton grounded to second. 1 out.

Torres struck out swinging. 2 out.

Carpenter singled to left center.

Bader singled to center. Carpenter to second.

Donaldson struck out swinging. 3 out.

0 runs. 2 hits. 0 errors.

FINAL: 5-0 Astros

WP: Javier (1-0)

LP: Cole (0-1)