CreditChang W. Lee/The New York Times
When he visits New York, Dallas Keuchel says, he has no trouble fitting in with the crowd — even with his distinctive bushy beard, which gives him the look of a Mennonite farmer or a Brooklyn hipster.
“Manhattan is so big that I’m just another Joe,” he said Monday.
That should change now, after Keuchel’s latest turn as an extraordinary Joe against the Yankees, throwing six shutout innings Tuesday to lead the Houston Astros to a 3-0 victory in the American League wild-card playoff at Yankee Stadium.