The Astros will face the Atlanta Braves or the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first game of this year’s World Series on Tuesday. Tucker put the game out of reach with a three-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa tags out Boston Red Sox's Alex Verdugo at second to end the top of the seventh inning on Friday Tony Gutierrez/AP The Red Sox had runners at first and third with just one out in the top of the seventh but didn’t score because Astros pitcher Kendall Graveman stuck out Travis Shaw and catcher Martin Maldonado threw out Alex Verdugo trying to steal second. Alex Bregman scored easily from first base.Īlvarez led off the bottom of the sixth with a triple and scored to make it 2-0 Houston when Kyle Tucker grounded into a double play. On Friday, the Astros took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Alvarez doubled off the heel of Red Sox centerfielder Kiki Hernandez’s glove with two outs. With Friday’s victory, led by cleanup hitter Yordan Alvarez, who went 4-for-4, the Astros won the American League Championship Series four games to two. In 2019 they lost the Fall Classic to the Washington Nationals in seven games. The Astros haven’t won the Series since being embroiled in a sign-stealing controversy after their 2017 championship season, which ended with them beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in a seven-game World Series. The Houston Astros are headed to World Series for the third time in five seasons after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in Houston on Friday night.
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