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HOUSTON — Standing at second base after another hit on Saturday night, Gleyber Torres gestured toward his teammates in the visitor’s dugout and smiled. In a lineup of experienced All-Stars and towering sluggers, the youngest of them all — a 22-year-old infielder from Venezuela — has been a shining star of the Yankees’ postseason.
Armed with a potent swing and an uncanny ability to adjust quickly to opposing pitchers, Torres built on his already impressive playoff run by leading the Yankees to a 7-0 win over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the best-of-seven American League Championship Series on Saturday night.