The New York Yankees are trying to equalise in their second home game of the American League Championship Series against Houston Astros.The momentum is on the side of New York, can the Astros still steal a game?SPOX shows game 4 of the ALCS starting at 11 p. m. in the LIVESTREAM FOR FREE.
Starting position: The Yankees-Offense has finally delivered: With two 3-Run-Homeruns by Aaron Judge and Clint Frazier the Yankees halved the lead of the Astros in the series on Monday with an 8:1 victory, after Game 3 it is only 1-2.
After Houston’s 2-1 win in the first two games, there was not much to suggest that the Pinstripes would win the match.But already in the ALDS the Damn Yankees proved that they are still to be expected even after a 0-2 deficit.The Astros have thus lost their second game in the postseason, after they also lost a game in the ALDS at 3-1 via the Boston Red Sox.
The next two games will take place at Yankees Stadium before the series would move back to the Minute Maid Park for a possible Game 6 and Game 7.New York will be the starting pitcher for Sonny Gray, while Lance McCullers Jr.on the mouth.
He was probably secretly aware that the Yankees could rely on their home strength: they won 51 games at home in the regular season, and since the beginning of September they have had a home record of 17-3.
“Our fans have a lot to do with our success, and the ball park is also very accommodating for our right-handers,”says Yankees manager Joe Girardi.With the success in Game 3, the Yankees won all four of their home games in the current postseason, with a run ratio of 24:8,”Our boys feel very comfortable here, we know every blade of grass in the field,”Girardi explains the home strength.
Finally Aaron Judge, who achieved an outstanding performance in Game 3, felt well again.We love it, we have people like Judge who would literally go through the wall for their teammates,”outfielder Todd Frazier said about the team spirit.
We’ve done a really good job so far, the players are full of self-confidence,”Girardi commented on the performances of his Aces.The Astros have scored the most runs in the regular season, but they’ve only managed five runs against the Yankees so far.
In addition, New York was able to turn the duel against Cleveland Indians, the strongest team in the American League in the regular season.The Yankees were the tenth team in history to do so.This comeback will give players a boost, knowing that they perform in pressure situations.
With two more home victories, the Yankees could even take the lead in the series, and then you’d get two chances to enter the World Series.
That’s why the Houston Astros win Game 4: Houston, we have an unusual problem: the offense.The Astros could never achieve more than two runs in the games against the Yankees.This has never happened to the Astros in three consecutive games throughout the regular season.A total average of 0.169 and only three extra-base hits in 89 at-bats are simply not enough.
But the good news is that the Astros have only won 16 strikes in the series so far.In contrast to the Indians, the Astros bring the ball into play.Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa lead the offense, beating a strong. 391-average, while the rest of the team is 091 (6-66).Colleagues Josh Reddick and Co.”We got our butt kicked,”Reddick said in Game 3.”But it could be a lot worse, we just have to do the things that worked out against Boston.”
This could be achieved against Starter Gray, who throws fewer fastballs than the other Yankees.This is good news for George Springer, leader of the Astros in Homeruns, for example, as he recognizes pitches outside the strike zone early on and leaves them alone.If Gray falls behind in At-Bats, chances could arise.
“The scoreboard doesn’t show how hard the balls were hit,”says Springer confidently,”I think we hit a few balls well, they just didn’t fall down fast enough.We have a plan, and we stick to it.”
Astros-Ace McCullers is not exactly the spearhead in Houston’s rotation, but the 24-year-old was particularly convincing at the start of the season.In his first 16 starts he played an ERA of 3.05, which gave him his first appearance at the All-Star-Game “McCullers has electrifying stuff in stock, with the best the Major Leagues have to offer”, says Manager A. J.Hinch about his starting pitcher.
McCullers himself refers to his experience:”I’ve already pitched here in the ALCS 2015.I felt very comfortable in this game to start in front of such an impressive backdrop.This is New York, a big stage!”
In the event, Hinch can count on his bullpen, where Chris Devenski and Ken Giles, two rock-solid reliefs that can pitch several innings, are waiting for their help.The Astros need only two more wins to enter the World Series, even if they don’t win a game at Yankee Stadium, they could clear everything up at home.
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