Altuve followed a two-out walk from George Springer with a 407-foot blast to left-center field off Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman (0-1). Altuve turned on a 2-1 slider to send the Astros to their second AL pennant in three seasons. Houston will host the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in Game 1 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park. Trailing 3-1 in the third, the Yankees loaded the bases against Houston right-hander Josh James with two outs, with Edwin Encarnacion working a walk. With one out and two runners on in the sixth, Brett Gardner hit a soft liner to right field that Josh Reddick snared with a diving grab.

Source: National Post October 20, 2019 04:30 UTC