The Yankees and Astros are at a deadlock entering this final stretch of the regular season. Entering Thursday, Houston led by one game, and both have similarly dominant records playing at home. Home-field advantage in the American League, and possibly for the entire playoffs, would not only set the table for which teams these two juggernauts face in the ALDS, but also who would be favored in a potential ALCS clash.
The scenario is certainly familiar. Home-field largely dictated the outcome of the last postseason meeting between these two teams, when the home team won every single game of the 2017 ALCS.