River Ave. Blues 1 hour ago
Astros 4, Yankees 0: Game Seven loss sends Yankees home for the winter
All great things must come to an end. The incredibly fun and better than pretty much everyone expected 2017 Yankees season came to a close Saturday night, with a 4-0 loss to the Astros in Game Seven of the ALCS. Houston will take on the Dodgers in the World Series. The Yankees are heading home. […] The post Astros 4, Yankees 0: Game Seven loss sends Yankees home for the winter appeared first on River Avenue Blues.
River Ave. Blues 4 hours ago
2017 ALCS Game Seven: Yankees at Astros
So here we are again. Another win or go home game. The Yankees have been through a few of these already this postseason. Except unlike the Wild Card Game or Games Three, Four, and Five of the ALDS, a spot in the World Series is on the line tonight. The Yankees and Astros are playing […] The post 2017...
Washington Times 44 mins ago
Perfect last-second decision for ALCS MVP Verlander, Astros
HOUSTON (AP) - That last-second decision by Justin Verlander has turned out perfectly for the Houston Astros. An MVP indeed. Verlander and the Astros are headed to the World Series after the big right-hander beat the New York Yankees twice in the American League...
Washington Times 1 hour ago
Astros beat Yankees 4-0 in Game 7, reach World Series
HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers combined on a three-hitter, Jose Altuve and Evan Gattis homered and the Houston Astros reached the World Series, blanking the New York Yankees 4-0 Saturday night in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series. Just four years removed from their third straight ...
River Ave. Blues 14 hours ago
Thoughts prior to Game Seven of the 2017 ALCS
For the fifth time in the last 18 days, the Yankees will play with their season on the line tonight. They are a perfect 4-0 in elimination games this postseason, and tonight’s Game Seven with the Astros will determine who moves on to face the Dodgers in the World Series. I am weirdly not nervous. […] The...
Washington Times 52 mins ago
Sabathia can't save Yankees again with loss in ALCS Game 7
HOUSTON (AP) - CC Sabathia was on the mound, unbeaten when starting after New York Yankees losses. Aaron Judge made another home run-robbing catch early in the game. Still, the Yankees couldn't avoid elimination this time. Their season is over, and their 41st American League pennant must wait. Sabathia, one ...
Kris Willis / TalkingChop 4 hours ago 2017 ALCS Game 7 open thread
2017 American League Championship Series New York Yankees vs Houston Astros Series tied 3-3. Game 7 - Probable Starters Yankees - CC Sabathia (14-5, 3.69 ERA) Astros - Charlie Morton (14-7, 3.62 ERA) Game Date/Time: Saturday, October 21, 8 p.m. ET Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX TV: FS1 Streaming: Fox Sports Go
Lookout Landing 3 hours ago
10/21/17: ALCS Open Game Thread
Win or go home. A night after riding second half/postseason hero Justin Verlander to a victory to bring the series even, the Astros look to take game seven and move on to the World Series in hopes of fulfilling their Sports Illustrated-declared destiny. Houston Astros at New York Yankees Series...
ESPN 5 hours ago
Follow live: Yankees turn to Sabathia in winner-take-all Game 7
Follow live: Yankees turn to Sabathia in winner-take-all Game 7
Larry Brown Sports 1 hour ago
Yankees paying Brian McCann to beat them in ALCS
The New York Yankees falling behind the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the ALCS was bad enough, but the way it happened had to be especially painful. Prior to the 2014 season, the Yankees made a big free agent splash by signing Brian McCann to a five-year, $85 million deal. The catcher delivered in...Read More
New York Post 20 hours ago
Girardi’s future is up in air, but his family’s liking this Yankees run
HOUSTON — The day when Joe Girardi gathers his family to ask their opinion whether he should return as the Yankees’ manager is coming. Possibly as soon as the coming week if the Yankees don’t reach the World Series. Girardi’s contract expires at the end of the month, and it’s generally believed Hal Steinbrenner wants...
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New York Post 20 hours ago
‘It was going to leave the yard’: Reliving Frazier’s near-miss
HOUSTON — Justin Verlander thought it was gone. So did Houston manager A.J. Hinch. Unfortunately for Todd Frazier and the Yankees, the third baseman came a few feet away from cementing his imprint on his team even more on Friday night. With the Yankees struggling most of the night against Verlander, Frazier nearly got them...
New York Post 20 hours ago
Sabathia’s ‘tough road’ has led him to biggest game of Yankees’ season
HOUSTON — So many unknowns come attached to a Game 7. So the Yankees will clasp onto one known: CC Sabathia will embrace this American League Championship Series challenge. The Yankees failed to punch their ticket to the World Series on Friday night, falling to the Astros and Justin Verlander, 7-1, in ALCS Game 6...
New York Post 22 hours ago
Brian McCann delivered in a huge spot against former team
HOUSTON — Brian McCann finally made his presence felt against his former team. The former Yankees catcher looked overmatched for much of the ALCS, including in his first at-bat Friday night against Luis Severino in Game 6. But with the Astros desperately looking for a hit to break through against the right-hander and keep their...
Joel Sherman / New York Post 22 hours ago 
Jose Altuve ensures one more AL MVP showdown with Judge
HOUSTON — Voting for the AL MVP is done already, based strictly on the regular season. Yet, as a metaphor for just how close the battle for that award was, the front-runners, Jose Altuve and Aaron Judge, have had an intriguing give-and-take in the ALCS. When Altuve has had huge hits at home in Games...
New York Post 22 hours ago
For Dodgers, beating Yankees would be Hollywood ending
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are Hollywood. They get it. They know who they are and the town they represent. So, in the middle of the wildest of champagne celebrations, there was Peter Guber, a Dodgers co-owner, soaking in the success. It has been 29 years since the Dodgers made it to the World Series,...
New York Post Oct 21, 2017
Justin Verlander adds Yankees to his elimination-game victims
HOUSTON — So close to such a startling accomplishment, the 2017 Yankees lived a lesson spread through the baseball world for a long time now: Justin Verlander is harder to eliminate than his initials buddy Jason Voorhees of “Friday the 13th” fame. Actually, defeating the Yankees in a do-or-die contest marked one of the few...
All Things Rockies | Denver Post Oct 20, 2017
Justin Verlander, Astros beat Yankees to force Game 7 in ALCS
Justin Verlander remained perfect with Houston, pitching seven shutout innings when the team needed him most, and Jose Altuve homered and drove in three runs as the Astros extended the AL Championship Series to a decisive Game 7 with a 7-1 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night.
Washington Times Oct 20, 2017
Verlander, Astros beat Yankees 7-1 to force Game 7 in ALCS
HOUSTON (AP) - Justin Verlander remained perfect with Houston, pitching seven shutout innings when the team needed him most, and Jose Altuve homered and drove in three runs as the Astros extended the AL Championship Series to a decisive Game 7 with a 7-1 win over the New York Yankees ...
Mike Vaccaro / New York Post Oct 20, 2017 
Game 7s are why we watch — and just what Yankees need
HOUSTON – Oh, yes, you remember this, right? You remember what Game 7 of the American League Championship Series feels like, looks like, tastes like, because even now it takes so little to carry you back 13 years, 14 years, to what those games were like, what those days were like. Yes, in those years...
Joel Sherman / New York Post Oct 20, 2017 
Yankees are back in their most comfortable position
HOUSTON — The Yankees are back to their comfort zone, which is to say they are in the most uncomfortable of places. Four times already this October, they have played elimination games — twice when it was sudden death for both teams — and four times they played on. They have so far excelled at...
New York Post Oct 20, 2017
Yankees can’t solve Verlander, Astros force Game 7
HOUSTON — The Yankees’ improbable run toward a World Series ticket will end Saturday night in ecstasy or heartbreak. With a chance to win the ALCS on Friday night by beating the Astros at Minute Maid Park, the Yankees were dominated by Justin Verlander and done in by Luis Severino’s wildness and Houston’s punishing of...
Joel Sherman / New York Post Oct 20, 2017 
Masahiro Tanaka may be pitching himself off of Yankees
HOUSTON – Masahiro Tanaka might be the best starter in these playoffs. Which is generally terrific for the Yankees. Generally. Tanaka still might not opt out of the final three years at $67 million left on his contract. Going into the playoffs the expectation was that he would not. But if the argument against him...
