MLB: Game 7: Showdown in Houston

Do or die in Houston! After the Astros equalised 3-3 in Friday’s American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, Saturday night Maid Park’s all-decisive 7-minute game will rise to 7 (Sun., 2 o’ clock live on DAZN). Which team has the better chance of entering the World Series?

The Astros suffered three consecutive defeats in New York, but on Friday they were able to stop the Yankees’ run of success with their own fans behind them. Another convincing performance by Ace Justin Verlander helped the Astros to equalise the series.

“It’s going to be just madness,”says Second Baseman Jose Altuve, looking forward to the upcoming spectacle:”Both teams will absolutely knock out everything, because it’s going to be the last game of the season for the loser.”

Altuve is especially happy that things were finally running smoothly again for the Astros’ offense. The seven runs from Game 6 are just as many as they were in the five matches with the Yankees in front of them. New York’s Ace Luis Severino pitched four dominant innings before the Astros entered the scoreboard in the fifth section with patient at-bats.

“Today everything finally came together,”Shortstop Carlos Correa said after the win, where he scored two hits and a run,”We just attacked too many bad pitches before. We just wanted to be selectively aggressive this time, I think we did very well.”

With an on-base percentage of. 351, the Astros-Hitters were much more productive than in their two previous games, for example, where the value was only. 152 and. 212, respectively. A turnaround that Starpitcher CC Sabathia, nominated for Game 7 by manager Joe Girardi, wants to stop.

The left-handed player has already been in Game 3, and will now return to his fourth playoff after a regular rest. Sabathia’s postseason starts so far with 15 2/3 innings and a ERA of 2.30 on 19 strikeouts “It’s exciting to have the chance of entering the World Series. This will be a real fight,”said the 37-year-old.

This year, Sabathia was especially convincing when things didn’t go so well for the Yankees before: In 13 starts, which he pitched after a defeat of New York, he scored a 1.69 ERA and scored 10-0 – a real game changer.

“We only want him for such situations,”said Rookie Aaron Judge calmly before the start of his team-mate. As for the pinstripes, the ALCS was also a rollercoaster ride for the Right Fielder. Judge had massive problems against Breaking Balls in particular, before he brought his team back on the winning track with three home runs in the last four games. But Judge was also powerless against the sovereign pitching of Verlander in Game 6.

In Houston, manager sends A. J. Hinch Pitcher Charlie Morton, who was also on the field in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium last, but showed a weak performance of 3 2/3 innings and scored a total of seven runs “He is one of the most unhappy pitcher of the postseason,” Hinch said looking back on Morton’s performances so far.

For Saturday’s home game, Morton can count on a seasonal ERA of 3.34 in 16 starts per minute at Maid Park,”I’m sure I’ll remember this situation forever,”Morton looks back on what may be the last game of the season,”It’s about a hell of a lot, but I’m trying to enjoy the moment, because the way to get here was incredible.”

Should the Astros not be able to run as they wish, they can count on a bullpen that will be in full swing. In addition to the solid reliefs of Collin McHugh, Ken Giles and Chris Devinski, the starters Lance McCullers and Lefty Dallas Keuchel could also be used:”You’ll see a game where everyone will be available,”Hinch said on Friday.

But the bullpen on the other side of Minute Maid Park is also equipped with talented reliefs. Aroldis Chapman has recently pitched an inning to save in Game 4 and could well be an option for several outs like Tommy Kahnle. Girardi Pitcher, like Sonny Gray, will also be sticking out of his rotation into the bullpen.

The home advantage could become the decisive factor. The Astros are still unbeaten at home in the postseason and won 16 of the last 18 games in Houston. On the other hand, the Bronx Bombers proved to be irresistibly strong in elimination games and won their last four.

Since the introduction of the best-of-seven format, hosts have been playing in the deciding games with a record of 18-7. The last guest team that could steal a Game 7 from abroad were the St. Stephen’s. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS 2006.

Can the fans in Houston cheer their “Astronomicals” after Game 7, or do they still become the “Disastros”after a 2-0 lead in the ALCS? The Yankees are playing for 41. Move into the World Series, where they last celebrated their 27th birthday in 2009. to celebrate the championship. For the Astros, it would be the second World Series in club history. In any case, the Los Angeles Dodgers are already waiting there, who will watch the showdown in Houston after their 4-1 defeat of the Chicago Cubs.

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