HOUSTON—Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3–2 Thursday night, Oct. 20, to take a 2–0 lead in the AL Championship Series.
Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would’ve landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed—with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might’ve knocked down Judge’s bid.
A night after Justin Verlander fanned 11 in a 4–2 win in Game 1 of the best-of-seven series, Valdez turned in another solid pitching performance and Bregman’s third-inning homer was all the offense Houston needed. The Astros improved to 5–0 this postseason….