ALCS Game 2: Astros v. Yankees

At one point this season, the New York Yankees were on pace to win more games than any team in Major League Baseball history. By the All-Star break, they were on pace to win 113 games. Then they played .500 ball during the 2nd half.

With Aaron Judge headed to free agency and New York looking down the barrel of its third ALCS loss to the Astros since 2017, this ALCS feels like a make-or-break series. After last night’s game 1 loss, they need a win tonight to avoid going down 2-0 in a series. Historically, teams who go down 2-0 in best-of-seven postseason series’ are 14-74.

The Yankee offense was stifled by the ageless Justin Verlander, who struck out 11 New York batters and gave up just three…