From the hand of Yordan Álvarez the Astros are in the World Series

By Robiel Vega / @ robielcuba87

With a Yordan alvarez immense and a great pitching from Luis García and the rest of the relievers, the Astros defeated in the sixth game of the Championship Series some Red Sox who fought but were outmatched throughout the line during the last games. The Texan team accesses the World Series for the third time in the last five years.

The player from Las Tunas Yordan Álvarez was once again vital, hitting an RBI double from the first run in the same opening inning and then with a triple in the sixth that was key to the second touchdown, which he took care of completing himself, making a tremendous corring after a first hit by Kyle Tucker that served for a double play.

Already in the eighth he returned to produce and hit a single that, combined with another hit by Michael Brantley and a homer by Kyle Tucker, put the tip on the board and sentenced the Red Sox.

In total, the Astros fourth batter had a perfect night, 4-4, three of them extra-base hits, two doubles and a triple, with participation in three of his team’s five runs, two scored and one trailer; To finish the series hitting 522 (23-12), with three doubles, a triple and a home run as extra-base hits, he drove in six and scored 7, slach line of (538/870/1408) (OBP / SLG / OPS) and has all the ballots to be the MVP of the Series.

Yordan also went down in history for being the first Cuban to hit two or more extra-bases in consecutive games in a postseason and also, the only one who has shot three extra-bases in a postseason game, nothing, that Yordan’s is from another galaxy.

The #Cuban 🇨🇺 Yordan Álvarez is appointed #MVP of the American League Championship Series, after excellent showing, 5 extra-base hits, 6 RBIs and 522/538/870 offensive line (AVE / OBP / SLG)
The man from Las Tunas is the third Cuban to achieve this title in the #ALCS #PorLaH pic.twitter.com/cAQWC7MAUZ

– Daniel de Malas (@daniel_malas) October 23, 2021

On the other hand, Yulieski Gurriel went 3-1 with a walk and a stolen base, to end an excellent Series, with an offensive line of (455/520/636/1156) (AVE / OBP / SLG / OPS), with six RBIs and four runs.

For the Astros this is the fourth time in history they have qualified for a World Series, three of them in the last 5 seasons. They were titled champions in 2017 and lost in the 2005 and 2019 editions.

Against Boston, it is the second time that they have emerged victorious and as a curious fact, in the two previous occasions in which they have seen the faces, the winner of the confrontation has been the winner of the World Series.

Now the Astros are waiting for the winner between the Dodgers and Braves, who will meet on Saturday, October 23 at 5:08 in the afternoon, Cuba time, at Truist Park, home of the Braves, in a Series that 3 × 2 gear favorable to those at home.