Yankees season ends with bitter 4-0 ALCS Game 7 defeat in Houston
In a series that has featured mostly nail biting,
closely contested games, the Yankees took the field at Minute Maid Park for
Game 7 of the ALCS facing a tall task. Coming off a tough defeat in Game 6 that
saw the Astros offense wake up, it was clear Minute Maid would provide a
hostile environment from the first pitch on. The home team had won every game
in this series up to this point and the Yankees would have to break the trend
if they were going to advance to their first World Series since 2009. The matchup
saw Astros right hander Charlie Morton facing off against veteran lefty CC
Sabathia. While CC has been the Yankees stopper all season, it would come down
to whether the Yankees offense would finally be able to break through on the
road. Although this Yankee team has risen to the occasion many times this
season, they would come up short this time and falter just a game shy of the
World Series.
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In a rematch of Game 3 that saw CC get the better of
Morton, Morton would have the benefit of pitching in front of his home crowd
this time around. Morton came out and set the tone early, striking out two in
the top of the first on his way to five scoreless innings of two hit ball. For
the first three innings CC matched Morton despite clearly not having his best
stuff. CC would battle like the warrior he is, holding the Astros off the board
until the top of the fourth inning. Astros DH Evan Gattis would lead off the
inning and battle Sabathia for eight pitches before hitting a solo home run
deep to left center field. Three batters and two baserunners later, CC was out
of the game and gave way to Tommy Kahnle. Kahnle would quickly get George
Springer to ground into a double play to end the threat. Altogether CC gave the
Yankees 3.1 IP while allowing one run and walking three.
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With Morton continuing to hold the Yankees offense down, the game would begin to slip away in the bottom of the fifth. With one out in the inning, Jose Altuve powered a home run over the right field wall for a solo shot. Two singles and a strikeout later, Brian McCann delivered a two out, two run double to stretch the Astros lead to 4-0. Kahnle would depart the game and on came Adam Warren to end the inning without further damage.
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Lance McCullers would emerge from the Astros bullpen
and complete the final four innings to end the Yankees season and capture the American
League Pennant for the Astros.
Winning Pitcher: Charlie Morton (1-1, 7.27 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Losing Pitcher: CC Sabathia (1-1, 0.96 ERA) 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 0 K
This Yankees' season has been a heck of a lot of fun for us all here at the BBB and while the Yankees are finished, there is still baseball to be played. Game 1 of the 2017 World Series will be Tuesday night in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Astros with first pitched scheduled for 8:09 PM.
Thank you to everyone who stuck with us throughout this season, we hope you come back for more next year!
Winning Pitcher: Charlie Morton (1-1, 7.27 ERA) 5 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 5 K
Losing Pitcher: CC Sabathia (1-1, 0.96 ERA) 3.1 IP, 5 H, 3 BB, 0 K
This Yankees' season has been a heck of a lot of fun for us all here at the BBB and while the Yankees are finished, there is still baseball to be played. Game 1 of the 2017 World Series will be Tuesday night in Los Angeles between the Dodgers and the Astros with first pitched scheduled for 8:09 PM.
Thank you to everyone who stuck with us throughout this season, we hope you come back for more next year!
Article by Matt Graziano
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