The Astros then went down in order in the bottom of the 6th; Tanaka had faced the minimum 18 batters through his stint, as his only other baserunner apart from a 3rd-inning single by Kyle Tucker - a walk to Alex Bregman in the 5th - was also erased in a twin killing. Hinch did not give him a chance to work his way out of trouble, immediately bringing in Ryan Pressly.
There was already activity in the Yankees' bullpen when Paxton reached within himself to strike out Robinson Chirinos and Marisnick to end the inning, escaping what could have been major damage. New York, with a better regular-season record than Los Angeles, held home-field advantage. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The series was played from October 22 to October 30. Fox Sports 1 carried the majority of games in the United States, while Sportsnet primarily simulcast Fox Sports 1's coverage in Canada.
NL Championship Series Nationals (WC) over Cardinals (NLC) (4-0) World Series Nationals (NL) over Astros (AL) (4-3) AL Championship Series Astros (ALW) over Yankees (ALE) (4-2) Greinke was charged with the loss, allowing three runs on seven hits in six innings while striking out six. 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 Astros defeated the Yankees in seven games after falling behind three games to two. These matchups were: The 2019 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven series between the two winners of the 2019 National League Division Series, the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals, for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2019 World Series. Both pitchers settled down after their early struggles, but in the 5th, the Yankees managed to chase Greinke when LeMahieu singled and Judge walked with one out.
In the 9th, closer Aroldis Chapman came in to pitch and struck out the side around a walk to pinch-hitter Aledmys Diaz, who batted for Tucker. Altuve was caught between third base and home and was retired after a rundown, but he managed to make the play last long enough for the two runners to advance to second and third; it was likely a deliberate choice for Altuve to draw a throw, as if he had stayed put, Tanaka could have started an easy double play. 1997 | A rematch of the 2003 American League Championship Series, it was played between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees, at Fenway Park and the original Yankee Stadium, from October 12 to 20, 2004. MLB Network had exclusive coverage of Game 3 of the Kansas City Royals–Houston Astros series in both the United States and Canada, and Game 2 of the Toronto Blue Jays–Texas Rangers series in the U.S. only. The Yankees took a 2–1 lead in the fourth, with Aaron Judge homering after DJ LeMahieu had walked. Andrew Simon: "Who has edge? In the bottom of the sixth, Alex Bregman hit into a fielder's choice, scoring the fourth run for the Astros.
The runners could not move, but Britton then made the exact same pitch again, and this time it bounced all the way to the backstop and Altuve scored and the two other runners advanced 90 feet; Gurriel then hit a sacrifice fly to Gardner in left, and it was 4-0. Altuve was named series MVP for Houston, [18] while with this loss the 2010s became the first decade since the 1910s not to have the Yankees play in a World Series, [19] as their last appearance (and title) was in 2009, and the second decade that the Yankees did not win at least one World Series (lost to the Dodgers in 1981 in their only appearance in the World Series in the 1980s). The 2004 American League Championship Series was the Major League Baseball playoff series to decide the American League champion for the 2004 season, and the right to play in the 2004 World Series.