HOUSTON (CBSNewYork/AP) — A record-setting season by “Savages in the Box” ended with a slew of strikeouts and another October bust for the New York Yankees.
For the first time since the 1910s, the 27-time champions have gone through an entire calendar decade without even making it to a World Series.
An AL Championship Series of missed opportunities ended when Aroldis Chapman allowed José Altuve’s pennant-winning, two-run homer in the ninth inning Saturday night that gave the Houston Astros a 6-4 win and the pennant in six games.
“It will serve us well going forward when we get to the top of the mountain,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said.