After the Astros won the first two games in Houston by identical 2-1 scores, the Yankees took the next three games at rowdy Yankee Stadium to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven ALCS presented by Camping World. Houston will hang its season on Verlander, who's 8-0 in eight appearances (seven starts) in an Astros uniform.
"Those games [in New York] are behind us, so there's no real reason to look back now," Hinch said. "They're in the books. All we really need to focus on is the game at hand. Our guys are good at that.