The five keys to victory for the Astros in Game 2 of the ALCS

The Houstons stars will travel to Yankee Stadium with a two-game lead in the American League Championship Series after beat the New York Yankees 3-2. The win went to Framber Valdez, the loss to Luis Severino and Ryan Pressly claimed the save.

ALCS Game 3 will take place on Saturday, October 22 at 5:07 p.m. West weather. The Yankees’ starting pitcher will be Gerrit Cole, while the Astros have yet to confirm their first pitcher.

Here are the five keys to the Astros’ victory over the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALCS.

Bregman’s home run

It all started with a ball from Luis Severino to Martín Maldonado. After a strikeout by José Altuve, Jeremy Peña hit a single that advanced Maldonado to second. It looked like the bases would be loaded on a Yordan Álvarez grounder, but Rizzo preferred to take out the rookie sensation. at second base.

After that rally, Alex Bregman hit a home run that gave the Astros a three-run lead. The ball traveled 360 feet to fly over the left fence. With this home run, the third baseman reached 14 in his career during the postseason.

Valdez’s mistake

The Astros had a chance for a double play in the top fourth to eliminate Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, but Framber Valdez made a mistake at the moment of fielding and at the moment of wanting to throw the ball, so Judge advanced to third and Stanton to second.. First, Anthony Rizzo grounded out for Judge to score and then Torres hit an RBI single to put Stanton on home plate.

Valdez Redemption

After his double error in the fourth, Valdez struck out five of the 10 batters he faced between the fifth and seventh innings.. The Astros starter said goodbye to the game after 101 pitches and nine Yankees strikeouts for an ERA of 1.42.

Tucker’s save

With Harrison Bader at first and one out in the eighth, Judge hit a drive to right field And it looked like the Yankees would take a run lead, but Kyle Tucker masterfully toured his plot and stole the home run from ‘The Judge’.

Pressly Closure

Dusty Baker decided Ryan Pressly was the right closer, and the pitcher didn’t let down the Astros manager in the ninth inning. Pressly struck out Anthony Rizzo. Gleyber Torres and Matt Carpenterwalking Josh Donaldson before the 27th out.