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2022 - 10 - 19

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Justin Verlander K's 11 to lead Astros to win in ALCS opener (ESPN)

Justin Verlander struck out 11 batters -- setting a record for career postseason strikeouts -- and allowed only one earned run to lead the Astros to a win ...

With the Astros striking out only twice, their differential of 15 strikeouts became the largest in a single game in postseason history. Even so, it was no surprise to catcher [Martin Maldonado](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30289/martin-maldonado) that his ace quickly returned to form when he was needed most. "This was a huge win for us, alongside our bullpen, which has been exceptional all season. He felt like he had some adjustments to make, and he made the adjustments. "He had a tough start in the DS. Verlander's 11 total strikeouts gave him the eighth double-digit strikeout game of his postseason career, setting an MLB record.

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Justin Verlander breaks records to hand Houston Astros series lead ... (CNN)

Astros ace Justin Verlander struck out 11 in six impressive innings to inspire Houston to a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees in its AL Championship ...

“They’ve got a great staff, top to bottom,” Judge told reporters. That’s what we’ve got in front of us. It just kind of talks about how complete this team is.”

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Yankees vs. Astros: TV channel, prediction, ALCS Game 2 starting ... (CBS sports.com)

The Yankees and Astros will continue their series on Thursday in Houston.

[New York Yankees](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYY/new-york-yankees/) and [Houston Astros](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/HOU/houston-astros/) will continue the American League Championship Series on Thursday night, a day after the Astros won Game 1 by a 4-2 final. [Luis Severino](/mlb/players/2117131/luis-severino/) (7-3, 3.18 ERA) vs. The only series result we care about is getting seven entertaining games from these great teams. The Astros won both series of those prior series and will try to take a 2-0 lead in this one at home. Severino will also be making his 11th career playoff appearance. Now, let's get to the important stuff for Game 2.

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Astros Ace Justin Verlander Plans On Pitching 'Until They Rip The ... (Sports Illustrated)

Justin Verlander is a Cy Young favorite at age 39. The Astros' Game 1 starter in the ALCS plans on pitching into his 40s.

“We have such a short window as athletes to play the game that really has defined my life up to this point, up until I got married and had my daughter,” Verlander said. “I would never want to look back with regret that I didn't find out how far I could take this. But as good as he was in the regular season, Verlander struggled in his first postseason start against the Mariners on Oct. I don't care how great you are or what your track record says, that's why you play the game. “I love the game. With 250 wins on the horizon and 3,000 strikeouts already surpassed, the right-hander said past greats motivate him to continue his career.

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2022 MLB playoffs: Yankees vs. Astros odds, line, ALCS Game 2 ... (CBS sports.com)

SportsLine's model simulated the ALCS Game 2 between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees on Thursday 10000 times.

Houston has several hot bats going and [Yuli Gurriel](/mlb/players/2250236/yuli-gurriel/), [Chas McCormick](/mlb/players/2837198/chas-mccormick/) and [Jeremy Pena](/mlb/players/2932999/jeremy-pena/) all went deep in Game 1. Yankees](https://www.sportsline.com/mlb/game-forecast/MLB_20221020_NYY@HOU/), and just locked in its picks and MLB predictions. [Gleyber Torres](/mlb/players/2167471/gleyber-torres/) has four RBI against him in eight career at-bats. Here are several [MLB odds](https://www.sportsline.com/mlb/odds/) and betting lines and trends for Yankees vs. [New York Yankees](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/NYY/new-york-yankees/) play the [Houston Astros](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/HOU/houston-astros/). [MLB](/mlb/) game 10,000 times, and it entered the league championship round on a 20-13 roll on top-rated [MLB money-line picks](https://www.sportsline.com/mlb/picks/), returning more than $400. [Giancarlo Stanton](/mlb/players/1630093/giancarlo-stanton/) is 4-for-8 against him lifetime with a home run and three RBI. [You can head to SportsLine now to see the model's picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/yankees-vs-astros-odds-lines-proven-computer-model-reveals-picks-predictions-for-game-2-of-2022-alcs/#ttag=10202022_agg_cbssports_picks_baseball_mlb_model_YankeesAstrosGame2ALCS). The Astros have the rest advantage overall in this series and they have a remarkable 7-1 all-time mark at home against the Yankees in postseason play. This is the same model that pegged the 2021 [Atlanta Braves](https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams/ATL/atlanta-braves/) at 10-1 as one of three best bets to win it all last season. Houston is a -155 money-line favorite (risk $155 to win $100) in the latest Astros vs. The Yankees are +130 underdogs, while the over/under for total runs scored is 7.

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Oops! All Astros: Bryan Perez & Jimmy Endersby (The Crawfish Boxes)

Another episode of Oops! featuring a pair of pitchers from California State.

[April 20](https://www.milb.com/gameday/travelers-vs-hooks/2022/04/20/672056), he struck out five and gave up only one hit through 5 2⁄3 shutout innings as the Hooks topped the Arkansas Travelers, 2-0. He started the 2022 season still with the Hooks, and started in 12 of his 16 appearances. He whiffed 66 batters in 72 innings, with a 3.88 ERA and a 1.444 WHIP. He collected 110 strikeouts in 97 innings for a 10.2 K/9, but also allowed a worse-than-average 1.423 WHIP. He finished with an aggregate 7-7 record with a 3.90 ERA in 24 appearances, including 17 starts. Although he posted a 1.103 WHIP and struck out 53 over 45 1⁄3 innings, he was undrafted. In 17 appearances out of the bullpen in total, Perez was tagged for an opposing slash of .211/.357/.289 and a 1.459 WHIP. He remained in the Florida-based league for the 2022 campaign. He struck out 29 over 24 2⁄3 innings for a 10.6 K/9, but walked 17. Perez has certainly shown the Astros enough to move up a level. Perez pitched 13 2⁄3 innings for the Astros stateside rookie club last year in the FCL. Born on April 14, 2000, he was signed out of Cal St.

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Severino no piensa en “venganza” vs. los Astros… pero tampoco ... (MLB.com)

HOUSTON – Desde que volvió de su lesión en un músculo lateral al final de la campaña regular, Luis Severino ha hecho cuatro aperturas—incluyendo una en el ...

[David Venn](mailto:[email protected]) es el editor ejecutivo de LasMayores.com, la página oficial de MLB en español. “Tenemos que ir al terreno a jugar pelota, dar lo mejor de nosotros”. [Houston arriba en la serie 1-0](https://www.mlb.com/es/news/verlander-y-poder-la-formula-de-astros-para-vencer-a-yankees-en-el-j1), Severino estará lanzando con un descanso normal de cuatro días. Houston se irá con el zurdo quisqueyano Framber Valdez en la lomita el jueves. [Francelis “Frankie” Montás no lanzó bien](https://www.mlb.com/es/yankees/news/francelis-montas-podria-cumplir-un-papel-importante-en-los-yankees) y estuvo lesionado tras su llegada a Nueva York desde Oakland. En esa última salida, el derecho dominicano de los Yankees permitió ocho hits y tres carreras en 5.0 entradas, pero con 12 días de descanso.

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SI:AM | The Astros Just Keep Rolling (Sports Illustrated)

Houston, playing at home with a rest advantage over a New York team that didn't get to town until early yesterday morning after beating the Guardians in the ...

Johnson](https://vault.si.com/vault/1980/10/20/letter-from-the-publisher).) [lived up to the hype in his NBA debut](https://www.si.com/nba/2022/10/20/magic-paolo-banchero-lebron-james-historic-nba-debut). [Emma Baccellieri explored older brother Austin’s more difficult path to the majors](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/10/20/austin-nola-journey-facing-aaron-nola-nlcs-g2). … Byron Perkins is the [first HBCU football player to come out as gay](https://www.si.com/college/2022/10/20/hampton-byron-perkins-first-hbcu-football-player-come-out-gay). … Here are [our staff’s picks for this week’s NFL games](https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/10/20/nfl-week-7-staff-expert-picks). [to tie the NLCS at a game apiece, Tom Verducci writes](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/10/20/juan-soto-san-diego-slumber-nlcs-game-2). … Myles Turner missed the Pacers’ opener [after a weird injury](https://www.si.com/nba/2022/10/20/pacers-myles-turner-misses-season-opener-with-ankle-injury). But in 2008, the freshly rebranded Rays (they had been the Devil Rays until that year) turned things around in a major way. After beating the White Sox and Red Sox in the playoffs, they made it to the World Series. … Jeremy Woo takes stock of the NBA’s race to the bottom [as teams hope to land celebrated prospect Victor Wembanyama](https://www.si.com/nba/2022/10/20/nba-tank-race-victor-wembanyama-draft-2023). … After last week’s college football chaos, [national championship game ticket reservations prices for one school rose 122%](https://www.si.com/college/2022/10/18/week-7-college-football-playoff-outlook-ticketing-trends). For a while, it was easy to attribute their success to the illegal sign-stealing scheme they used on their way to their 2017 title.

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Yankees vs Astros Game 2 prediction, matchups and expert analysis ... (The Athletic)

The Houston Astros took Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday, defeating the New York Yankees 4-2 behind three solo home runs.

When Boone walked onto the field, in the sixth inning of an eventual 4-2 Astros victory in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, the chorus of indoor explosives and pastiche locomotives and partisan rooting had reached full bloom. HOUSTON — At some point early in the game, Justin Verlander’s start in Game 1 of the ALCS appeared to be a laborious slog. Houston shortstop Jeremy Peña padded the lead with another solo shot in the seventh. Chas McCormick, an Astros farmhand for those past tilts with the Yankees, delivered the second one. For the Houston Astros, these are the sounds of autumn, the symphony that accompanies their annual rampage through the American League. And the Astros remain the best team still alive in this postseason. The Yankees were the best hitting team in the AL this season. In this start, his velocity touched 98.5 mph on the radar gun. For managers like Boone, this is the soundtrack to a nightmare. The Houston Astros took Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday, defeating the New York Yankees 4-2 behind three solo home runs. “As the game went on he got better and better,” Maldonado said. With their heavy hitters dragging some, the Astros leaned on 25-year-old rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña for a home run, a double and three hits.

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MLB Playoffs 2022: Cómo Yordan Alvarez llevó a los Astros a la SCLA (ESPN Deportes)

Desde inverosímiles actos heroicos de octubre hasta espectáculos de práctica de bateo inolvidables, las muchas hazañas de Yordan Alvarez nunca dejan de ...

[Jake Meyers](https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/mlb/jugador/_/id/40719/jake-meyers) dijo que escuchó que Álvarez había golpeado una pelota sobre una red mucho más allá de la cerca del jardín en un campo trasero en el complejo de entrenamiento de primavera de los Astros. Por supuesto, los Astros no le dieron a Álvarez una extensión de contrato por seis años y $115 millones en junio debido a su habilidad para lanzar. Particularmente impresionante es su brazo, que según las métricas defensivas de FanGraphs ocupa el tercer lugar entre todos los jardineros de las Grandes Ligas en 2022. Al día siguiente, con el titular de los Marineros [Luis Castillo](https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/mlb/jugador/_/id/35124/luis-castillo) navegando sin mayores problemas, Álvarez engarzó un sinker a 99 mph que recorrió 19 pulgadas, comenzando en la esquina interior y moviéndose fuera de la zona de strike, y lo condujo hacia el jardín izquierdo de los Crawford Boxes del Minute Maid Park para otro jonrón. [Ryan Pressly](https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/mlb/jugador/_/id/33072/ryan-pressly) fueron en la sala de entrenamiento viendo la repetición. Mostraron el video de estos muchachos, sentados alrededor de una de esas mesas altas plateadas y dándose cuenta de que venía una pelota de béisbol que absolutamente no tenía que llegar tan lejos del plato". ¿Cómo, en un lanzamiento a esa velocidad, con ese tipo de movimiento, en ese lugar, podría convertirse en un jonrón? Después de que Álvarez recorrió las bases con su primer jonrón, Mancini se volvió hacia el entonces entrenador de primera base de los Astros, Don Kelly, y dijo: "¿Quién es este tipo?" [José Altuve](https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/mlb/jugador/_/id/31662/jose-altuve): En su segundo turno al bate en las Grandes Ligas, contra el entonces abridor de Baltimore [Dylan Bundy](https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/mlb/jugador/_/id/32094/dylan-bundy), Álvarez conectó un cambio al segundo lanzamiento, bajo y en la mitad exterior del plato, y lo depositó a 413 pies de distancia en el campo opuesto. [Houston Astros](/beisbol/mlb/equipo/_/nombre/hou/houston-astros) en 2019, [Michael Brantley](https://espndeportes.espn.com/beisbol/mlb/jugador/_/id/30043/michael-brantley) no podía creer lo que estaba presenciando. Y él dijo: 'Sí, estaba viendo un video la noche anterior, y el tipo tira el cambio después de una bola rápida adentro". En la banca, los jugadores de los Astros se agitaron.

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Houston Astros: How open roof at Minute Maid Park benefits hitters (Houston Chronicle)

Opening Minute Maid's retractable roof could prove to be a benefit for hitters, according to local meteorologist Matt Lanza.

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Ron Darling: Analyst on Cooter's arrest. battles vs. Astros (Houston Chronicle)

TBS analyst Ron Darling recalls his infamous 1986 arrest at Cooter's, battling the Astros in the NLCS and how this year's Houston team stacks up..

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Yankees-Astros Game 2 lineups, FAQ (7:30 ET/6:30 CT, TBS) (MLB.com)

HOUSTON -- The Astros will look to remain unbeaten in the 2022 postseason when they battle the Yankees in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series ...

[Rafael Montero](https://www.mlb.com/player/606160), who threw 30 pitches in Game 1. [his fourth this postseason](https://www.mlb.com/news/harrison-bader-home-run-alcs-game-1), and he’s tied with Bryce Harper for the most homers of all MLB players this postseason. [Bryan Hoch](mailto:[email protected]) has covered the Yankees for MLB.com since 2007. [Luis Severino](https://www.mlb.com/player/622663) (0-0, 4.76 ERA in postseason) will make his second appearance of the 2022 postseason when he takes the mound for Game 2. the Yankees in the ALCS. The only one hit harder was also hit this postseason. The righty threw 5 2/3 innings in Game 3 of the AL Division Series vs. Yankees: Aaron Hicks’ season ended after he sustained a left knee injury colliding with Cabrera in pursuit of a popup in Game 5; he said that his estimated recovery time is six weeks. Their bullpen has given up two runs and struck out 29 batters in 23 1/3 innings (0.77 ERA) in the first four games of the 2022 postseason. Game 2 is on Thursday at 7:37 p.m. For the Astros, it’s an opportunity to grab firm control of the series. All four of Houston’s wins in this year’s playoffs have been by two runs or fewer, including

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Game 2 Yankees-Astros: Valdez Positioned to Succeed (SportsGrid)

The New York Yankees are hoping to avoid going down 2-0 to the Houston Astros as they'll face off in Game 2 of the ALCS tonight.

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Yankees vs Astros score updates: Live ALCS Game 1 tracker (The Athletic)

The Astros finally have their ALCS opponent. After the Yankees beat the Guardians in Game 5 on Tuesday night, Houston and New York will face off in the ...

He’d allowed two earned runs in each of his three appearances before that, and three runs in the one before those. For the past six seasons, the Astros have loomed as the predominant team in the American League. HOUSTON — On a video board high above right field at Minute Maid Park, the Yankees and Guardians tussled for the right to visit here on Wednesday. But Hicks injured his knee in a collision Tuesday and is out for the postseason. After completing his home run trot, Judge faced the broadcast camera in the dugout and pulled on his jersey. Verlander worked to establish his fastball and escaped the first after Josh Donaldson was fooled on a curveball that probably caught a lot more plate than Verlander intended. Bader spent most of his time in New York on the IL and played only 14 games for the Yankees in the regular season. Not a lot of action in the bottom of the third. One of the reasons the Yankees traded away Jordan Montgomery to the St. Giancarlo Stanton has hit balls 108.1 miles per hour and 112.8 miles per hour in the first three innings today. Verlander came back out in the fourth after a quick bottom of the third and pitched his best (and most efficient) inning of the night, passing Clayton Kershaw for the all-time lead in postseason strikeouts along the way. The big guy ran into the wall in left with his hand and glove, pushing out one of the partitions in the scoreboard to stop his momentum.

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Verlander fans 11, Astros swat 3 HRs to take Game 1 of ALCS (MLB.com)

HOUSTON -- Justin Verlander struck out 11 batters and held the Yankees to one run in six innings, while Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick and Jeremy Peña cranked ...

In all series with the current 2-3-2 format, teams that have taken Game 1 at home have gone on to win 64 of 96 times (67%). [Brian McTaggart](mailto:[email protected]) has covered the Astros since 2004, and for MLB.com since 2009. Ryan Pressly recorded the final four outs, stranding a pair of runners in the eighth.

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ALCS: Justin Verlander Dominates for Astros in Win Over Yankees (The New York Times)

Justin Verlander struck out 11 batters and Houston beat up on the Yankees' bullpen in a convincing Game 1 victory.

But Taillon and the Yankees couldn’t outlast Verlander and the Astros. The Yankees injected drama in the eighth inning when Rizzo homered off the right-handed reliever Rafael Montero. That was all the Yankees could muster off Verlander, whose command improved to the point that he was hitting the edges of the strike zone with ease in the later innings. But third baseman Josh Donaldson and designated hitter Matt Carpenter each struck out — Carpenter looking at a called strike he disagreed with — to end the threat. So after the challenge of Verlander in Game 1, the Yankees get the left-handed Valdez, who went 17-6 with a 2.82 E.R.A. After first baseman Anthony Rizzo walked and left fielder Giancarlo Stanton doubled in the third inning, the Yankees had a fruitful chance with one out. In the Yankees’ 4-2 loss in extra innings in Game 2 against Cleveland, he pitched the 10th inning in relief and coughed up two runs on three hits. His only appearance in the previous round — his first ever postseason outing and also his first career relief appearance — was disastrous. In their first crack at Verlander, the Yankees held their own but couldn’t quite topple him. In the bottom half of the sixth inning, though, Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel and center fielder Chas McCormick each slammed solo home runs off the Yankees right-handed reliever Clarke Schmidt. HOUSTON — The path to the World Series for the Yankees goes not only through the Houston Astros but specifically their ace, Justin Verlander. By tabbing the right-hander Verlander for Game 1 of the best-of-seven A.L.

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Yankees vs. Astros - Game Recap - October 19, 2022 - ESPN (ESPN)

HOUSTON -- — Justin Verlander struck out 11 in six strong innings and Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick and Jeremy Peña all homered to power the Houston Astros ...

[Giancarlo Stanton](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30583/giancarlo-stanton) singled before [Josh Donaldson](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/29563/josh-donaldson) walked, spurring Astros manager Dusty Baker to bring in closer [Ryan Pressly](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33072/ryan-pressly). [Anthony Rizzo](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30782/anthony-rizzo) homered off [Rafael Montero](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32631/rafael-montero) with two outs in the eighth to get the Yankees within two. Valdez allowed four hits and two runs over 5 2/3 innings in Game 2 of the ALDS but did not factor in the decision. Stanton played left field with Aaron Hicks out for the rest of the postseason with a sprained knee he sustained in an outfield collision Tuesday. He passed [Clayton Kershaw](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/28963/clayton-kershaw) (213) to become the all-time leader in postseason strikeouts with 219. “Every time I get out there, he looks further and further (away),” the 60-year-old Clemens said. [belted a homer off ](https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1582920193638268928?s=20&t=uCg94hiHxqT-mICUvEmG6Q) [Frankie Montas](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33249/frankie-montas) to start the seventh and extend the lead to 4-1. [when Gurriel connected off reliever ](https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1582915077459558401?s=20&t=uCg94hiHxqT-mICUvEmG6Q) [Clarke Schmidt](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41085/clarke-schmidt) on a solo shot to the seats in left field to put Houston on top. Those were the first of six consecutive strikeouts for Verlander, which matched a postseason record. Verlander didn’t allow a baserunner after the third inning, retiring his last 11 batters with nine strikeouts. The Astros had a few days off after eliminating Seattle on Saturday. [Verlander set a major league record](https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1582917054629191682?s=20&t=uCg94hiHxqT-mICUvEmG6Q) with the eighth double-digit strikeout game of his postseason career.

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Justin Verlander tosses a gem, Astros slug three homers to win ... (USA TODAY)

Wednesday night, Justin Verlander took the Minute Maid Park mound against the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series, just as he did in ...

And forced the closer into the game a batter early. "Just because we won Game 1 we understand that there's a hard road ahead of us still." So the Yankees got into the Astros bullpen. In the ALCS. "He was actually better between 80 and a hundred than he was prior to that. Eventually, home runs by Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick and Jeremy Peña off the taxed Yankees bullpen provided the difference in a 4-2 Game 1 victory. Verlander was not landing his breaking pitches in the first two innings. He yielded the fourth home run this postseason to Yankees outfielder Harrison Bader in the second yet stayed in almost utter command otherwise. For the Yankees, it was far from a gut punch. Against the Yankees. And the Yankees, once again, were not up for it. They have become Major League Baseball’s most reviled team in the years since, an unforeseeable twist given that the Yankees tend to attract that heat.

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Houston Astros: Bottom or order came through to beat Yankees (Houston Chronicle)

Buried at the bottom of an imbalanced offense are the four men who can alter the American League Championship Series. Above them is the one who carried the ...

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Astros' Justin Verlander finds groove, handles Yankees in ALCS ... (The Washington Post)

Houston's ace, the AL Cy Young favorite, found his form after a slow start and kept the Yankees at bay in an ALCS-opening 4-2 win.

Schmidt was on the mound when Cleveland charged back to beat the Yankees in Game 3 of the division series, too. The Yankees believe the Astros stole signs illegally on their way to a seven-game victory over them in the 2017 ALCS and that Aaron Judge, not José Altuve, was the rightful MVP that year because of it. The Yankees didn’t score again that inning, but by the time it was over, Verlander — missing with his fastballs up and losing sliders in the strike zone — had thrown 45 pitches. “I was able to, particularly the slider, make some adjustments and kind of get that pitch where I wanted it to be,” he said. When he tried to throw a third breaking ball, he hung a slider up and in that Gurriel flicked over the left field wall to give Houston a 2-1 lead. The Yankees turned to rookie Clarke Schmidt to keep the Astros down. Righty Harrison Bader hit his fourth home run in six postseason games to give the Yankees a 1-0 lead in the second. Yankees starter Jameson Taillon was out of the game by the fifth. He knew not trying to do too much did not mean not trying to do anything at all. And because he had allowed just one run on three hits through six, homers from Yuli Gurriel and Chas McCormick in the bottom of that inning were all Houston needed to grab the early advantage in their sixth straight trip to the ALCS. His 11 strikeouts on the night marked the eighth double-digit postseason performance of his career, the most ever. “When he’s down and out and it looks like you got him in trouble, this guy, he can dial it up.”

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Ageless Verlander lifts Houston Astros over New York Yankees in ... (The Guardian)

Justin Verlander struck out 11 in six strong innings and the Astros won 4-2 over the Yankees in the AL Championship Series opener.

Stanton played left field Wednesday with Aaron Hicks out for the rest of the postseason with a sprained knee he sustained in an outfield collision Tuesday. Verlander didn’t allow a baserunner after the third inning, retiring his last 11 in a row with nine strikeouts. Those were the first of six consecutive strikeouts for Verlander, which tied a postseason record. The Astros had a few days off after eliminating Seattle on Saturday. But the Astros tied it in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double by Martin Maldonado. Pena, whose 18th-inning home run completed a sweep of the Mariners in the ALDS, belted a homer off Frankie Montas to start the seventh and extend the lead to 4-1.

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Yankees - Astros en vivo, MLB Playoffs: Juego 1 de la Serie de ... (AS Usa)

Sigue la previa y el minuto a minuto de New York Yankees vs Houston Astros, juego 1 de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana desde el Minute Maid ...

José Altuve se equivocó tras atrapar el roletazo de Giancarlo Stanton y lanzó mal hacia la primera base. El outfielder recorrió la parcela derecha y atrapó la línea de Alex Bregman. Justin Verlander ponchó a Josh Donaldson con una bola curva que viajaba a 81 millas por hora. Matt Carpenter fue la segunda víctima de Justin Verlander. La víctima fue Matt Carpenter, quien se le quedó viendo a una rápida de cuatro costuras que viajaba a 98 millas por hora. El outfielder de los Yankees abanicó una curva que viajaba a 80 millas. El dominicano fue eliminado por la vía 63. Los Astros necesitan un out más para acabar la quinta alta. La bola viajó 386 pies en dirección al jardín derecho. Los Astros ganaron el Juego 1 de la ALCS. Los Astros necesitan un out más para acabar la séptima alta. Héctor Neris es el nuevo pitcher de los Astros.

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Astros apoyaron a Verlander con poder para vencer a N.Y. en el J1 (MLB.com)

HOUSTON -- Justin Verlander consiguió 11 ponches en seis innings destacados, mientras que Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick y Jeremy Peña dispararon sendos ...

Los cubanos Yordan Álvarez de 2-0, Gurriel de 4-1 con una anotada y una empujada, Aledmys Díaz de 4-0. El dominicano Peña de 4-3 con una anotada y una empujada. “Tienen un pitcheo sobresaliente y pueden abreviar el juego con los mejores. Frente a sí, tienen a un conjunto de Nueva York que no disputaba la serie por el cetro del Joven Circuito desde 2019, cuando fue eliminado por el propio Houston. En esos momentos, el manager Dusty Baker estaba preocupado ante la posibilidad de recurrir demasiado pronto al bullpen. “A medida que avanza el juego, uno simplemente gana más confianza si comienza a hacer mejores pitcheos”, dijo Verlander.

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Enrachados Astros superan en todos aspectos a Yankees cojos del ... (ESPN Deportes)

Sin mostrar efectos adversos por el largo descanso, los Astros lucieron ampliamente superiores a los Yankees en el Juego 1 de la Serie de Campeonato de la ...

“A esos muchachos no puedes darle nada”. “En cada pitcheo parecía más cómodo y dominante”, dijo el receptor Martin Madonado sobre Verlander. Pudimos reponernos a buenas jugadas defensivas que (los Yankees) hicieron. En los innings de en medio estuvo muy fuerte”. Todo mundo sabe que es nuestro lanzador principal y que salga de esa manera nos da confianza. “Ver así a Verlander, para nosotros es grandioso.

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Houston Astros derrota a Yankees y se adelanta en la Serie de ... (TUDN)

Chas McCormick y Justin Verlander lideraron el triunfo de los Astros en el Minute Maid Park, correspondiente al Juego 1 por el título de la Liga Americana ...

En la sexta entrada se vino la remontada de los Astros con jonrones de McCormick y Yulieski Gurriel, mientras que Jeremy Peña puso el 4-1 en la séptima entrada con otro jonrón. Los Yankees se fueron al frente en el Minute Maid Park con jonrón solitario de Harrison Bader en la segunda entrada, pero los Astros lo igualaron con un doble remolcador de Martín Maldonado. Con tres jonrones y una histórica actuación de Justin Verlander en el pitcheo, Houston Astros venció 4-2 a los New York Yankees en el Juego 1 de la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana de la MLB.

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Houston Astros Take 1-0 ALCS Lead with 4-2 Game 1 Win Over ... (Sports Illustrated)

The New York Yankees' struggles against the Houston Astros continued Wednesday night, dropping game one of the American League Championship Series to ...

The Yankees have lost three straight postseason series to the Astros since 2015. Jeremy Pena hit his second home run of the postseason off Montas, increasing the Astros lead to 4-1. They're now 0-1 against the Astros in the 2022 postseason.

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