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Astros vs Yankees: Astros defeated Yankees by 4-2.

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Dusty Baker, manager of the Astros was concerned, he might have to use his bullpen early since Justin Verlander was struggling and required 45 pitches to complete two innings.

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Instead, the seasoned ace settled down and got into a rhythm, striking out 11 batters in six shutout innings to lead Houston past the New York Yankees 4-2 in Game 1 of the ALCS on Wednesday. Astros vs Yankee

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For Houston, Yuli Gurriel hit a tie-breaking home run in the sixth inning. After finishing 106-56 in the regular season, the AL West winners advanced to 4-0 in the postseason with contributions from Chas McCormick and Jeremy Pea.

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For Houston, Yuli Gurriel hit a tie-breaking home run in the sixth inning. After finishing 106-56 in the regular season, the AL West winners advanced to 4-0 in the postseason with contributions from Chas McCormick and Jeremy Pea.

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Schmidt's sinker was hit into right field by McCormick two batters later, bringing the score to 3-1.

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Gurriel hit off reliever Clarke Schmidt for a single blast into the left-field bleachers to give Houston the lead with the score knotted 1-1.

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