HOUSTON — Dallas Keuchel is a fine pitcher, good enough to win a Cy Young Award two years ago. But when he gets a look at the Yankees’ pinstripes or their distinctive traveling grays, he morphs into Pedro Martinez or Sandy Koufax — or Cy Young himself.
Keuchel, who beat the Yankees in the 2015 American League wild-card game, tormented them again on Friday night, spinning seven shutout innings as the Houston Astros took a 2-1 win in the opening game of the American League Championship Series.
The Astros did not get much offense, either, with both of their runs coming in the fourth inning on run-scoring singles by Carlos Correa and Yuli Gurriel.