Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander lost Game 5 of the American League Championship Series to ... [+] James Paxton and the New York Yankees Friday Night at Yankee Stadium. Paxton out-dueled Houston Astros great right-hander Justin Verlander to keep the Yankees in the American League Championship Series with a 4-1, Game 5 win. The winner hosts the National League champion Washington Nationals in Game 1 of the World Series Tuesday evening. That leaves the Astros with Verlander and Zack Greinke, who’ve already made their two starts in the ALCS, and Cole, the obvious stopper. “We’ve done an incredible job of having starters go deep throughout the season to keep our bullpen fresh,” Verlander said.

Source: Forbes October 19, 2019 12:56 UTC