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Astros beat lifeless Yankees in Game 3 one win away from ALCS sweep World Series return
10/23/2022 4:00:00 AM Houston posted a 5-0 shutout in Game 3 on Saturday keeping the Yankees quiet yet again and are on the cusp of the Fall Classic
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The Astros are perfect in this postseason, and churned out a 5-0 victory in Game 3 of this ALCS Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 series lead. Houston posted a 5-0 shutout in Game 3 on Saturday keeping the Yankees quiet yet again and are on the cusp of the Fall Classic USA TODAY62 home runsThe Astros are perfect in this postseason, and in Game 3 of this ALCS Saturday, seized upon the foibles of their very imperfect opponent to churn out a 5-0 victory at Yankee Stadium that gave them a commanding 3-0 series lead.Opportunistic hitting from a deep lineup, this time a two-run homer from No. 9 hitter Chas McCormick after a two-out dropped fly ball by Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader, staked Javier to more runs than he’d need. A two-run single from No. 8 hitter Christian Vazquez – a catcher making his first ALCS start – capped a three-run sixth inning rally. Read more:
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Good Yankees manager Aaron Boone blames ALCS Game 2 loss on open stadium roofYankees manager Aaron Boone says the reason the team loss is because of the open roof at Minute Maid Park. Even though Yankee Stadium is open air 🤣 But it was open for both teams Huh? Yeah alright what ever 👍🏽 Did wind really keep the Yankees from winning Game 2 against the Astros?Aaron Judge hit a fly ball deep into right field, looking perhaps like the Yankees had just taken the lead! Hide Caption Bad blood and bad history: Everything you need to know for Yankees-Astros ALCS Our MLB insiders Bob Nightengale and Steve Gardner get you ready for the ALCS between the Yankees and Astros.Chandler Rome Reach Chandler on Chandler Rome joined the Houston Chronicle in 2018 to cover the Astros after spending one year in Tuscaloosa covering Alabama football - during which Nick Saban asked if he attended college.Dusty Baker on Bruce Bochy: 'One of the best' 3:44 p.(Siri, play ‘Back to Back by Drake’) Astros players are now 3-0 in the series, however, they will still have to face the Yankees Sunday at 6:07 p. USA TODAY NEW YORK — The matchup the New York Yankees – or at least their fans – pined for has turned into an overmatch. A Yankees season defined by sublime numbers – 99 wins, 62 home runs , a record 18th trip to the American League Championship Series – is just nine innings from a quiet vanquishing at the hands of their tormenters. He covered most of the Astros' 2015 playoff run, too, as an intern for MLB. And as the Houston Astros get further from a championship won in part by illicit means while continuing to dominate the AL, it is getting harder for even the angriest fan to deny them their due. Baker, 73, and Bochy, 67, are the two oldest managers in the majors and two of just 12 managers in MLB history to win more than 2,000 games. The Astros are perfect in this postseason, and in Game 3 of this ALCS Saturday, seized upon the foibles of their very imperfect opponent to churn out a 5-0 victory at Yankee Stadium that gave them a commanding 3-0 series lead. She previously covered college basketball for The Daily Memphian, The Athletic and the Louisville Courier Journal. They moved within one win of consecutive World Series appearances and their fourth in six seasons thanks to a familiar victory formula. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 22: Chas McCormick #20 of the Houston Astros celebrates after his two-run home run against the New York Yankees during the second inning in game three of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium on October 22, 2022 in New York City. Precision pitching, this time from Cristian Javier, who the Astros largely stashed away for this very moment, kept quiet a Yankees lineup that’s batted . Her work has been honored by APSE and SPJ. Baker’s own future with the Astros next year is still unclear; on Saturday, he deferred questions on the subject to the end of the season.161 this postseason and scored just four runs in three ALCS games. Saturday, they managed just three hits. Written By Brian T. Opportunistic hitting from a deep lineup, this time a two-run homer from No. “I wish he was in the other division. 9 hitter Chas McCormick after a two-out dropped fly ball by Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader, staked Javier to more runs than he’d need. on Brian T. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) (2022 Getty Images) Copyright 2022 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved. A two-run single from No. 8 hitter Christian Vazquez – a catcher making his first ALCS start – capped a three-run sixth inning rally. He has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors, Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, Pro Football Writers of America and Pro Basketball Writers Association in a variety of categories. A great baseball man, baseball mind. And the attention to detail throughout – Vazquez’s perfect catch-and-release to nail Bader on a fifth-inning steal attempt, Yuli Gurriel tagging up from first on a fly to left, enabling him to score on Vazquez’s single – were all part of a nine-inning clinical dissection. Now, the Astros are 6-0 in this postseason. The New Orleans-area native previously covered the NBA's Utah Jazz (The Salt Lake Tribune) and Portland Trail Blazers (The Columbian), among other beats. Sunday, they will send seasoned playoff arm Lance McCullers Jr. He had to take some time off with family. to the mound to nail down another pennant." Written By Reach Matt on Matt Young is a trending sports reporter at the Houston Chronicle. And in a way, it’s an appropriate choice. Five years ago, McCullers notched one of the most impressive postseason saves in baseball history, pitching four innings of one-hit relief to beat the Yankees 4-0 in Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS , kick-starting this run of pennants and propelling the Astros into a World Series they’d win in seven games. He's proudly from Alief and occasionally sits alone in his four-cornered room staring at candles.” — Danielle Lerner J. But the illegal sign-stealing that occurred throughout that season and revealed in 2019 cast a pall over that title and stuck to the Astros throughout their dominance since. Yankee Stadium, in particular, has been particularly hard, the home folks feeling their boys were cheated out of the ’17 pennant, and the Astros have caught endless grief here the past two years.young@chron. Yet it’s been such an ugly postseason for the Yankees that, by the second inning, they’d forgotten to boo Jose Altuve.m. Simply, they were too shocked. Written By Greg Rajan Reach Greg on Greg Rajan is the senior editor for Texas Sports Nation, the Houston Chronicle's sports website, and also curates the daily TXSN newsletter and writes about sports media. Moments earlier, Bader called off 6-7 right fielder Aaron Judge on Vazquez’s easy two-out fly to right – and Bader dropped it. Ace Gerrit Cole would have to bull through another batter. He previously worked as the sports editor at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.J. And McCormick would make the Yankees pay for the transgression, pasting a 98-mph fastball the opposite way and over the 314 sign in right field, the short porch that’s often the Yankees’ friend suddenly their downfall. It was 2-0 Astros, and it kind of felt like 20-0. He also has worked at the Austin American-Statesman and Temple Daily Telegram. Cole? He was as good as usual, which is to say he yielded a hurtful home run but also would have been working on a four-hit shutout in the sixth were it not for Bader’s botch. Matijevic’s home run represented the only run the Astros scored against Cole in seven innings that day, as Javier and two relievers teamed to throw a no-hitter in Houston’s 3-0 win. Instead, two hits and a walk to start the sixth finished him, and reliever Lou Trivino gave up all the inherited runners on Trey Mancini’s sacrifice fly and Vazquez’s single. Written By Steve Schaeffer Employed by the Houston Chronicle since 1993, Steve Schaeffer is presently the Assistant Sports Editor and oversees Astros coverage. Meanwhile, Javier showed few signs of inaction. He’s pitched just six times since Sept. A native Oklahoman and University of Arkansas graduate, Steve had previous newspaper stints at the Houston Post and Tulsa World and for two years was the sports director for KBRS, a now-defunct radio station in Springdale, Ark.” Matijevic homered for each of his first two major-league hits, and after his blast against Cole did not hit another long shot through 25 more games played for the Astros this season. 7, a 46-day span that included a mere 1 ⅓ innings in the AL Division Series sweep of the Seattle Mariners. If the Astros were stashing him for this very spot, consider it a wise gambit. A graduate of Westbury High School and The University of Texas at Austin, Laymance started his career at The Dallas Morning News in 1983 before moving to the National Sports Daily. Javier did not allow a ball out of the infield until Giancarlo Stanton’s double in the fourth – the Yankees’ lone hit until the ninth, as it turned out. “It’s a great environment, and it’s really special to be here and be part of this team watching. Per usual, he relied heavily on his fastball, though after 62-home run man Judge fouled off three consecutive heaters in the fourth, Javier simply switched up to a slider and got Judge fanning meekly at the pitch. He left the Houston Chronicle to be sports editor at the San Jose Mercury News then moved to the Boston Globe as a senior assistant sports editor, where he coordinated coverage for the Red Sox's World Series wins in 2004 and 2007, as well as a seemingly endless series of Patriots Super Bowl victories. By the time he exited in the sixth, Yankee Stadium was quiet. They’ll open it up one more time Sunday – perhaps if only for an enemy’s coronation. Louis Post-Dispatch as sports editor and another World Series win (Cardinals, 2011) before returning to his Houston roots.m. .