BREAKING: Astros narrowly beat Yankees, winning the American League pennant.
Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel celebrates after hitting a single during the eighth inning against the New York Yankees in game six of the 2019 ALCS playoff baseball series at Minute Maid Park on October 19, 2019.Soothsaying"Sports Illustrated" famously crowned the Astros 2017 World Series winners - all the way back in 2014 - in an article explaining the team's lose-by-choice strategy.
On Saturday, the Astros struck in the bottom of the first inning when first baseman Yuli Gurriel hit one out of the park with two on base, putting the Astros ahead 3-0.In the top of the fourth, Yankee pitcher Jose Urquidy hit a home run making it 3-2. In the bottom of the sixth inning, the Astros' third baseman and shortstop Alex Bregman batted a run in with a ground ball for a 4-2 score.Tuesday will mark the first World Series game in Nationals franchise history. The team played as the Montreal Expos from 1969 through 2004, before moving to the the nation's capital.
The Nationals lost the face of their franchise this past winter when Bryce Harper was lured away by the Philadelphia Phillies with aBut thanks to 20-year-old Juan Soto, one of baseball's most exciting young stars, Washington improved from last year and qualified for the playoffs as a wildcard team. Washington stunned the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Division Series before sweeping the NL Central champion St. Louis Cardinals.
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