Some things never change, do they? The Astros seem to own the Yankees in the postseason as they opened the ALCS with a 4-2 win on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. Justin Verlander was the key man on the mound, along with three homers from Yuli Gurriel, Chas McCormick, and Jeremy Peña.
Even though the Yankees scored first this time, Houston didn’t hesitate to take the W off New York’s hands. In the second inning, red-hot Harrison Bader cranked his fourth home run in October to give the Yankees an early lead that they didn’t preserve so long, besides being the only run given up by Verlander.