
Houston tied the game in the fifth, on a home run by George Springer. The Yankees took a 2–1 lead in the fourth, with Aaron Judge homering after DJ LeMahieu had walked. Yankees manager Aaron Boone removed Paxton after 2 + 1⁄ 3 innings-Paxton had allowed one run on four hits while striking out three. Houston scored first, as Carlos Correa doubled in Alex Bregman who had singled to lead off the bottom of the second inning. Game 2 starting pitchers were James Paxton for New York and Justin Verlander for Houston. HOU: George Springer (1), Carlos Correa (1) Sunday, Octo7:08 pm (CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 ☏ (23 ☌), roof closed Team
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Game 2 Carlos Correa hit a walk-off home run in Game 2, tying the series at one game all. Greinke was charged with the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits in six innings while striking out six. Tanaka earned the win, allowing just one hit while striking out four and facing the minimum in his six innings (18 batters). Jonathan Loáisiga concluded matters, pitching the bottom of the ninth, with the game ending on a Michael Brantley fly out to Cameron Maybin as the Yankees took a 1–0 series lead. In the top of the ninth, the Yankees extended their lead to 7–0, via a leadoff homer by Gio Urshela and another RBI by Torres, this one coming on a fielder's choice, as LeMahieu scored from third on a groundout. They added two runs in the top of the sixth, on home runs by Torres and Giancarlo Stanton, and added two more runs in the top of the seventh, via four consecutive two-out singles, with Torres collecting two more RBIs. The Yankees scored first with Gleyber Torres driving in DJ LeMahieu in the top of the fourth inning. Game 1 starting pitchers were Masahiro Tanaka for the Yankees and Zack Greinke for the Astros.

NYY: Gleyber Torres (1), Giancarlo Stanton (1), Gio Urshela (1) WP: Masahiro Tanaka (1–0) LP: Zack Greinke (0–1) Saturday, Octo7:08 pm ( CDT) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 ☏ (23 ☌), roof closed Team Game summaries Game 1 Gleyber Torres was 3-for-5 with 5 RBIs in Game 1. New York Yankees – 2, Houston Astros – 3 (11) The Astros and Yankees faced each other seven times during the 2019 regular season, with the Astros winning four of those games. This series was a sequel to the 2017 ALCS, which the Astros won in seven games, and the third overall postseason meeting between the two teams. New York was 11–5 in prior ALCS appearances.įurther information: American League Championship Series The second-seeded New York Yankees swept their series against the third-seeded Minnesota Twins to clinch their 17th ALCS appearance.

When they competed in the National League, Houston was 1–3 in NLCS appearances. Houston was 1–1 in prior ALCS appearances. The Rays won the next two games to force a deciding Game 5, which Houston won to advance to their third straight ALCS each game of the series was won by the home team. The top-seeded Houston Astros won their first two games against the Tampa Bay Rays, winner of the American League Wild Card Game.

The best-of-five American League Division Series were scheduled for October 4–10. The series was the 50th in league history, with Fox/ FS1 televising all games in the United States.įor the third straight year, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series as with the NLCS, this ALCS was sponsored by GEICO and officially known as the 2019 American League Championship Series presented by GEICO. The series was played in a 2–3–2 format, with the Astros, having the better regular season record, hosting the first two and last two (if necessary) games. The Astros defeated the Yankees in six games, advancing to face the 2019 National League champions, the Washington Nationals, whom they lost to in seven games. The 2019 American League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series between the two winners of the 2019 American League Division Series, the Houston Astros and New York Yankees, for the American League (AL) pennant and the right to play in the 2019 World Series. New York Yankees over Minnesota Twins (3–0).

Houston Astros over Tampa Bay Rays (3–2).
