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Bregman HR as Valdez Astros edge Yankees 3-2 lead ALCS 2-0

AP HOUSTON (AP) Alex Bregman, Framber Valdez and the Houston Astros are off to a perfect start this postseason. Taking the formula that won them 106 games in the regular season - strong pitching and hitting home runs - the Astros kept rolling against the New York Yankees. Bregman connected for an early three-run homer, Valdez threw seven strong innings and the Astros edged the Yankees 3-2 Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. The Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason after a sweep to begin this best-of-seven matchup. ''We got a few guys hot. We would like to get everybody hot before it's over with,'' Astros manager Dusty Baker said. Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would've landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed - with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might've knocked down Judge's bid. ''I think the roof open kind of killed us,'' Yankees manager Aaron Boone said, later adding, ''I didn't think like he smoked it like no-doubter, but it felt like his homers to right. A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 in a 4-2 win in Game 1, Valdez turned in another solid pitching performance and Bregman's third-inning homer was all the offense Houston needed. ''They got a really tough pitching staff over there,'' Bregman said. ''They're really good. So just trying to scratch and claw and battle and try and fight.'' Valdez allowed just four hits, walked none and struck out nine. The only runs New York mustered were unearned, coming in the fourth after a flustered Valdez committed two errors on the same play. But he quickly moved past the gaffe and shut down the powerful Yankees lineup the rest of the way. Valdez allowed just one baserunner after that inning on a single to Harrison Bader with two outs in the fifth and retired the last seven hitters he faced, capped by striking out the side in the seventh. Valdez, who often talks about his maturation, said he would have been undone by his fourth-inning miscues a few years ago. ''Back in 2019 I probably would have been done with the game,'' he said in Spanish through a translator. ''I probably would have lost all focus there at that moment. But those are all things that we work on and just continue working hard to be able to focus better and get better in the game.'' Featuring a mix of pitches, Valdez got 25 swings and misses. He also helped end the Yankees' record run of 23 straight postseason games with a home run. Bryan Abreu pitched a scoreless eighth. Ryan Pressly walked one in a scoreless ninth, striking out three for his second save of the series. There was a slight delay before Pressly threw his first pitch after a fan got on the field and appeared to try and hug Astros second baseman Jose Altuve and take a selfie with him. Security and police officers quickly descended on the man and pulled him away from Altuve before wrestling him to the ground, handcuffing him and escorting him off the field. The series shifts to New York for Game 3 Saturday where the Yankees will try to dig themselves out of a hole to avoid being eliminated by Houston in the ALCS for the third time in six years. Former Houston ace Gerrit Cole will start for New York. Houston is 7-2 overall against the Yankees this year. Yankees starter Luis Severino plunked Martin Maldonado on the left forearm to start Houston's third before the slumping Altuve struck out. Jeremy Pena singled to center before Yordan Alvarez grounded into a forceout at second. Bregman then knocked a fastball beyond the wall in left field for his second home run this postseason to make it 3-0. It was his 14th career home run in the playoffs to move him past Justin Turner for most homers by a third baseman in MLB history. It was a bit windy at Minute Maid Park in a rare game where the retractable roof was open, and it was unclear how much the conditions impacted flyballs. Judge, who set an AL record with 62 home runs during the regular season, gave the Houston fans with his drive that Tucker grabbed before knocking into the wall. The Yankees are hitting .138 in the two games against the Astros and have struck out 30 times to Houston's eight. The Astros hit three home runs in the opener. The Astros, who swept Seattle in the AL Division Series, are winning without any help on offense from Altuve, long a postseason powerhouse. The three-time batting champion went 0 for 4 Thursday to fall to 0 for 23 in the playoffs this year, which is the longest hitless streak to begin a postseason in MLB history. He passed Dal Maxvill, who went 0 for 22 in the 1968 World Series for the Cardinals. ''I woke up today, and my goal was to win the game, and we did it, and that's the only thing that's on my mind right now,'' Altuve said. Judge got his first hit of the series with a single to get things going for the Yankees in the fourth. Then came a nightmare of a play for Valdez where he made both a fielding and a throwing error. Giancarlo Stanton hit a chopper toward Valdez, and he grabbed it, possibly with time to start a double play, but then dropped it. Valdez picked up the ball but fell backwards to the ground as he threw to first. His toss was offline, allowing Judge to advance to third and Stanton to reach second on the play. Valdez remained on his back on the grass for a few seconds after seeing the ball roll past first base and put a hand to his face and shook his head before gathering himself and returning to the mound. Anthony Rizzo followed with a groundout that scored Judge to make it 3-1. A single by Gleyber Torres sent Stanton home to get the Yankees within 3-2. But Valdez struck out Josh Donaldson and Kyle Higashioka to limit the damage. Severino allowed five hits and three runs with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. UP NEXT Cole (2-0, 2.03 ERA this postseason), who helped the Astros to the 2019 World Series before signing with the Yankees, will start for New York in Game 3 Friday. Houston has yet to name its starter, but it will likely be Lance McCullers. --- More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports Copyright 2022 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited. 123456789RHE YankeesNYY0-2000200000240 AstrosHOU2-000300000X382Minute Maid ParkHouston, TXGame 2HOU leads 2-0W: F. Valdez (1-0)L: L. Severino (0-1)S: R. Pressly (3)HR: HOU - A. Bregman (2)NYYYankeesHOUAstrosPLAYERS OF THE GAME .F. ValdezFramber ValdezP7.0 IP, 9 SO, 101 P .R. PresslyRyan PresslyP1.0 IP, BB, 3 SO, 22 P Yankees AstrosHITTERSABRHRBIHRBBSOLOBAVGOBPSLGOPSFPTSH. Bader CF30100110.273.385.8181.2031.5A. Judge RF41100002.179.207.393.6002.0G. Stanton DH41000012.167.222.458.6810.5A. Rizzo 1B40010021.261.414.565.9790.0G. Torres 2B40110010.148.207.148.3551.5J. Donaldson 3B30100121.227.393.273.6662.0T. Locastro PR00000000.000.000.000.0000.0K. Higashioka C30000032.000.143.000.143-1.5a- M. Carpenter PH10000011.000.000.000.000-0.5O. Peraza SS30000020.000.000.000.000-1.0O. Cabrera LF30000000.091.091.273.3640.0HITTERSABH. Bader CF3A. Judge RF4G. Stanton DH4A. Rizzo 1B4G. Torres 2B4J. Donaldson 3B3T. Locastro PR0K. Higashioka C3a- M. Carpenter PH1O. Peraza SS3O. Cabrera LF3a-struck out for Higashioka in the 9thHITTERSABRHRBIHRBBSOLOBAVGOBPSLGOPSFPTSJ. Altuve 2B40000013.000.080.000.080-0.5J. Pena SS40100011.333.360.7081.0680.5Y. Alvarez DH41100023.238.360.571.9311.0A. Bregman 3B41231000.318.375.6361.0119.0K. Tucker RF30100101.227.292.364.6552.0Y. Gurriel 1B30200000.409.409.6821.0912.0A. Diaz LF30000014.071.133.143.276-0.5C. McCormick CF30000012.308.400.538.938-0.5M. Maldonado C11100100.273.385.364.7484.0HITTERSABJ. Altuve 2B4J. Pena SS4Y. Alvarez DH4A. Bregman 3B4K. Tucker RF3Y. Gurriel 1B3A. Diaz LF3C. McCormick CF3M. Maldonado C1BATTING2B - J. DonaldsonRBI - A. Rizzo (6), G. TorresRunners left in scoring position, 2-Out - G. Stanton, K. HigashiokaBATTINGHR - A. Bregman (2)RBI - A. Bregman 3 (6)2-Out RBI - A. Bregman 3 (3)Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. McCormickFIELDINGDP - 2 (Torres-Peraza-Rizzo; Donaldson-Torres-Rizzo)FIELDINGE - F. Valdez 2 (2)PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERAWHIPFPTSL. Severino (L, 0-1)5.15331614.911.274.0J. Loaisiga2.01001000.001.144.0W. Peralta0.22000002.700.900.0PITCHERSIPL. Severino (L, 0-1)5.1J. Loaisiga2.0W. Peralta0.2PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERAWHIPFPTSF. Valdez (W, 1-0)7.04200901.420.8731.5B. Abreu (H, 2)1.00001100.000.692.5R. Pressly (S, 3)1.00001300.000.9210.5PITCHERSIPF. Valdez (W, 1-0)7.0B. Abreu (H, 2)1.0R. Pressly (S, 3)1.0PITCHINGPitches-Strikes - L. Severino 82-59, J. Loaisiga 23-13, W. Peralta 14-8Ground Balls-Fly Balls - L. Severino 3-4, J. Loaisiga 5-0, W. Peralta 1-0Batters Faced - L. Severino 23, J. Loaisiga 6, W. Peralta 3PITCHINGPitches-Strikes - F. Valdez 101-73, B. Abreu 19-10, R. Pressly 22-14Ground Balls-Fly Balls - F. Valdez 11-3, B. Abreu 0-2Batters Faced - F. Valdez 26, B. Abreu 4, R. Pressly 4PLAYERS OF THE GAME .F. ValdezFramber ValdezP7.0 IP, 9 SO, 101 P .R. PresslyRyan PresslyP1.0 IP, BB, 3 SO, 22 P123456789RHE YankeesNYY0-2000200000240 AstrosHOU2-000300000X382Minute Maid ParkHouston, TXGame 2HOU leads 2-0 Yankees AstrosHITTERSABRHRBIHRBBSOLOBAVGOBPSLGOPSFPTSH. Bader CF30100110.273.385.8181.2031.5A. Judge RF41100002.179.207.393.6002.0G. Stanton DH41000012.167.222.458.6810.5A. Rizzo 1B40010021.261.414.565.9790.0G. Torres 2B40110010.148.207.148.3551.5J. Donaldson 3B30100121.227.393.273.6662.0T. Locastro PR00000000.000.000.000.0000.0K. Higashioka C30000032.000.143.000.143-1.5a- M. Carpenter PH10000011.000.000.000.000-0.5O. Peraza SS30000020.000.000.000.000-1.0O. Cabrera LF30000000.091.091.273.3640.0Total3224202139-----HITTERSABH. Bader CF3A. Judge RF4G. Stanton DH4A. Rizzo 1B4G. Torres 2B4J. Donaldson 3B3T. Locastro PR0K. Higashioka C3a- M. Carpenter PH1O. Peraza SS3O. Cabrera LF3Total32a-struck out for Higashioka in the 9thHITTERSABRHRBIHRBBSOLOBAVGOBPSLGOPSFPTSJ. Altuve 2B40000013.000.080.000.080-0.5J. Pena SS40100011.333.360.7081.0680.5Y. Alvarez DH41100023.238.360.571.9311.0A. Bregman 3B41231000.318.375.6361.0119.0K. Tucker RF30100101.227.292.364.6552.0Y. Gurriel 1B30200000.409.409.6821.0912.0A. Diaz LF30000014.071.133.143.276-0.5C. McCormick CF30000012.308.400.538.938-0.5M. Maldonado C11100100.273.385.364.7484.0Total2938312614-----HITTERSABJ. Altuve 2B4J. Pena SS4Y. Alvarez DH4A. Bregman 3B4K. Tucker RF3Y. Gurriel 1B3A. Diaz LF3C. McCormick CF3M. Maldonado C1Total29BATTING2B - J. DonaldsonRBI - A. Rizzo (6), G. TorresRunners left in scoring position, 2-Out - G. Stanton, K. HigashiokaBATTINGHR - A. Bregman (2)RBI - A. Bregman 3 (6)2-Out RBI - A. Bregman 3 (3)Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. McCormickFIELDINGDP - 2 (Torres-Peraza-Rizzo; Donaldson-Torres-Rizzo)FIELDINGE - F. Valdez 2 (2)PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERAWHIPFPTSL. Severino (L, 0-1)5.15331614.911.274.0J. Loaisiga2.01001000.001.144.0W. Peralta0.22000002.700.900.0Total8.0833261---PITCHERSIPL. Severino (L, 0-1)5.1J. Loaisiga2.0W. Peralta0.2Total8.0PITCHERSIPHRERBBSOHRERAWHIPFPTSF. Valdez (W, 1-0)7.04200901.420.8731.5B. Abreu (H, 2)1.00001100.000.692.5R. Pressly (S, 3)1.00001300.000.9210.5Total9.04202130---PITCHERSIPF. Valdez (W, 1-0)7.0B. Abreu (H, 2)1.0R. Pressly (S, 3)1.0Total9.0PITCHINGPitches-Strikes - L. Severino 82-59, J. Loaisiga 23-13, W. Peralta 14-8Ground Balls-Fly Balls - L. Severino 3-4, J. Loaisiga 5-0, W. Peralta 1-0Batters Faced - L. Severino 23, J. Loaisiga 6, W. Peralta 3PITCHINGPitches-Strikes - F. Valdez 101-73, B. Abreu 19-10, R. Pressly 22-14Ground Balls-Fly Balls - F. Valdez 11-3, B. Abreu 0-2Batters Faced - F. Valdez 26, B. Abreu 4, R. Pressly 4SCORINGALL PLAYS3RD INNINGBregman homered to left, Alvarez and Maldonado scored034TH INNINGRizzo grounded out to first, Judge scored, Stanton to third13Torres reached on an infield single to shortstop, Stanton scored231ST INNING YankeesF. Valdez Pitching:H. Bader: Ball, Ball, Bader grounded out to thirdA. Judge: Ball, Ball, Judge lined out to centerG. Stanton: Strike looking, Strike looking, Stanton grounded out to secondMiddle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) AstrosL. Severino Pitching:J. Altuve: Ball, Altuve grounded out to shortstopJ. Pena: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul tip, Pena struck out on foul tipY. Alvarez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Alvarez struck out swingingEnd of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)2ND INNING YankeesF. Valdez Pitching:A. Rizzo: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Rizzo grounded out to firstG. Torres: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Torres flied out to deep rightJ. Donaldson: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Donaldson doubled to rightK. Higashioka: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Higashioka struck out swingingMiddle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) AstrosL. Severino Pitching:A. Bregman: Bregman flied out to rightK. Tucker: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Tucker walkedY. Gurriel: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Foul, Ball, Gurriel singled to left, Tucker to secondA. Diaz: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swingingC. McCormick: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, McCormick popped out to pitcherEnd of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)3RD INNING YankeesF. Valdez Pitching:O. Peraza: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Peraza flied out to centerO. Cabrera: Strike looking, Cabrera grounded out to secondH. Bader: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Bader struck out swingingMiddle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) AstrosL. Severino Pitching:M. Maldonado: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Maldonado hit by pitchJ. Altuve: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Altuve struck out swingingJ. Pena: Pena singled to center, Maldonado to secondY. Alvarez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Alvarez reached on fielder's choice to first, Maldonado to third, Pena out at secondA. Bregman: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Bregman homered to left, Alvarez and Maldonado scoredK. Tucker: Tucker flied out to shallow leftEnd of the 3rd (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)4TH INNING YankeesF. Valdez Pitching:A. Judge: Strike looking, Ball, Judge singled to shallow leftG. Stanton: Stanton reached on fielder's choice to pitcher, Judge to third, Stanton to second on Valdez fielding errorA. Rizzo: Strike looking, Strike looking, Rizzo grounded out to first, Judge scored, Stanton to thirdG. Torres: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Torres reached on an infield single to shortstop, Stanton scoredJ. Donaldson: Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Donaldson struck out swingingK. Higashioka: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Higashioka struck out swingingMiddle of the 4th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) AstrosL. Severino Pitching:Y. Gurriel: Gurriel grounded out to secondA. Diaz: Strike looking, Diaz popped out to shortstopC. McCormick: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, McCormick struck out swingingEnd of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors)5TH INNING YankeesF. Valdez Pitching:O. Peraza: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Peraza struck out swingingO. Cabrera: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Cabrera grounded out to pitcherH. Bader: Strike looking, Bader singled to rightA. Judge: Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Judge flied out to leftMiddle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) AstrosL. Severino Pitching:M. Maldonado: Ball, Foul, Maldonado singled to left centerJ. Altuve: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Altuve popped out to shortstopJ. Pena: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Pena lined out to centerY. Alvarez: Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul tip, Alvarez struck out on foul tipEnd of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)6TH INNING YankeesF. Valdez Pitching:G. Stanton: Strike looking, Stanton grounded out to secondA. Rizzo: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Rizzo struck out swingingG. Torres: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Torres grounded out to thirdMiddle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) AstrosL. Severino Pitching:A. Bregman: Foul, Bregman popped out to shortstopK. Tucker: Tucker singled to rightJonathan Loaisiga relieved Luis SeverinoY. Gurriel: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Gurriel singled to shallow left, Tucker to secondA. Diaz: Strike swinging, Diaz grounded into double play third to second to first, Gurriel out at secondEnd of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)7TH INNING YankeesF. Valdez Pitching:J. Donaldson: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Donaldson struck out swingingK. Higashioka: Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Higashioka struck out swingingO. Peraza: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Peraza struck out swingingMiddle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) AstrosJ. Loaisiga Pitching:C. McCormick: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, McCormick grounded out to shortstopM. Maldonado: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Maldonado walkedJ. Altuve: Strike looking, Ball, Altuve grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Maldonado out at secondEnd of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)8TH INNING YankeesBryan Abreu relieved Framber ValdezO. Cabrera: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Cabrera flied out to centerH. Bader: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bader walkedA. Judge: Judge flied out to deep right, Bader to secondG. Stanton: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Stanton struck out lookingMiddle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) AstrosJ. Loaisiga Pitching:J. Pena: Ball, Pena grounded out to thirdWandy Peralta relieved Jonathan LoaisigaY. Alvarez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Alvarez singled to centerA. Bregman: Foul, Alvarez picked off at first, pitcher to first, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Bregman singled to centerK. Tucker: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Tucker fouled out to catcherEnd of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)9TH INNING YankeesRyan Pressly relieved Bryan AbreuA. Rizzo: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Rizzo struck out swingingG. Torres: Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Torres struck out swingingJ. Donaldson: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Donaldson walkedTim Locastro ran for Josh DonaldsonMatt Carpenter hit for Kyle HigashiokaM. Carpenter: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Carpenter struck out swingingMiddle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) Around the Web Promoted by Taboola Hide View NYY2HOU3FINALTBS MLB Scores