Live Blogging: ALCS Game 7: New York Yankees at Houston Astros 10/21/2017

ALCS Game 7: N.Y. Yankees at Houston Astros

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Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball’. Tonight it is Game 7 of the American League Championship Series, between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. The Series is tied at 3-3, after the Astros defeat the Yankees, in Game 6, 7-1.

Both teams are going to have rested bullpens, but the Yankees have a battle tested starter on the mound. The Yankees will start left-handed C.C. Sabathia, who is 10-0, with a 1.69 ERA after a loss in 2017.

The Astros will counter with right-hander Charlie Morton on the mound, who gave 7 runs in 3.2 innings of work in Game 3 of the ALCS. The Astros are hoping to get a better performance from Morton.

It is the New York Yankees and Houston Astros. Game 7 of the ALCS, coming up shortly.

Game 7 Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Starting Lineups:
New York Yankees (3-3):
1. Brett Gardner LF
2. Aaron Judge RF
3. Didi Gregorius SS
4. Gary Sanchez C
5. Greg Bird 1B
6. Starlin Castro 2B
7. Aaron Hicks CF
8. Todd Frazier 3B
9. Chase Headley DH
SP: C.C. Sabathia (LHP) (14-5, 3.69 ERA, 120 Ks)

Houston Astros (3-3):
1. George Springer CF
2. Alex Bregman 3B
3. Jose Altuve 2B
4. Carlos Correa SS
5. Yuli Gurriel 1B
6. Evan Gattis DH
7. Brian McCann C
8. Marwin Gonzalez LF
9. Josh Reddick RF
SP: Charlie Morton (RHP) (14-7, 3.62 ERA, and 163 Ks)

Top of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Garndner 
2. Judge 
3. Gregorius
Charlie Morton now starting as Astros Pitcher.
​First pitch around 7:09 p.m. CDT.
Gardner strikes out swinging. 1 Out.
Judge grounds out to Bregman. 2 Outs.
Gregorius strikes out swinging. 3 Outs.
Yankees go down 1-2-3, in their half of 1st Inning.

Middle of 1st Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 0

Bottom of 1st Inning:
Due Up:
1. Springer
2. Bregman
3. Altuve
C.C. Sabathia now starting as Yankees Pitcher.
Springer singles to center field. Runner on 1st.
Bregman grounds out to Sabathia. Springer advances to second.1 Out. Runner on 2nd.
Altuve grounds out to T. Frazier. 2 Outs.
Correa grounds out to Castro. 3 Outs.
Astros strand Springer on 2nd Base.

End of 1st Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 0

Top of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
4. Sanchez
5. Bird
6. Castro
Morton currently at 10 pitches.
Sanchez singles to right field. Runner on 1st.
Bird flies out to Springer. 1 Out.
Castro grounds into 5-4 fielder's choice. Sanchez is out at second. Castro advances to 1st.  2 Outs. Runner on 1st.
Hicks strikes out swinging. 3 Outs.
Yankees strand Castro at first base. 

Middle of 2nd Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 0

Bottom of 2nd Inning:
Due Up:
5. Gurriel
6. Gattis
7. McCann
Sabathia currently at 7 pitches.
Gurriel lines out to Judge. 1 Out. Spectacular grab by Judge at the wall. 1 Out.
Gattis grounds out to T. Frazier. 2 Outs.
McCann draws a 2-out walk. Runner on 1st.
Gonzalez singles to right field. McCann advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
Reddick flies out to Judge. 3 Outs.
Astros strand a pair of baserunners. 

End of 2nd Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 0

Top of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
8. T. Frazier 
9. Headley
1. Gardner
Morton currently at 16 pitches.
​T. Frazier flies out to Reddick. 1 Out.
Headley grounds out to Altuve. 2 Outs.
MANAGER'S CHALLENGE: Giradi challenging call on the field that Headley is out at first. Call stands. Headley is out at first. 2 Outs.
Gardner grounds out to Altuve. 3 Outs.
Yankees go down 1-2-3, in their half of 3rd Inning.

Middle of 3rd Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 0

Bottom of 3rd Inning:
Due Up:
1. Springer
2. Bregman
3. Altuve
Sabathia currently at 27 pitches.
​Springer grounds out to T. Frazier. 1 Out.
Bregman singles to Castro. Runner on 1st.
Altuve draws a base on balls. Bregman advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
Correa grounds into 6-4 fielder's choice. Altuve is out at 2nd. Bregman advances to 3rd. Correa is safe at 1st. Runners on 1st & 3rd.
Gurriel grounds into 5-4 fielder's choice. Correa is out at second. 3 Outs.
Astros strand Bregman at third. 

End of 3rd Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 0

Top of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Judge
3. Gregorius 
4. Sanchez
Morton currently at 28 pitches.
Judge grounds out to Correa. 1 Out.
Gregorius strikes out swinging. 2 Outs.
Sanchez lines out to Correa. 3 Outs.
Yankees go down 1-2-3, in their half of 4th Inning.

Middle of 4th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 0

Bottom of 4th Inning:
Due Up:
6. Gattis
7. McCann
8. Gonzalez
Sabathia currently at 45 pitches.
​HOME RUN: Evan Gattis hits a solo home run off of C.C. Sabathia. NYY 0, HOU 1
McCann draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
Gonzalez grounds into 6-4 fielder's choice. McCann is out at second. Gonzalez is safe at first. Runner on 1st.
Reddick singles to left field. Gonzalez advances to second. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
PITCHING CHANGE: Tommy Kahnle (RHP) replaces C.C. Sabathia as Yankees Pitcher. NYY 0, HOU 1
Springer grounds into 6-4-3 double play. 3 Outs.
Astros strand Gonzalez on base. 

End of 4th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 1

Top of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Bird
6. Castro
7. Hicks
Morton currently at 36 pitches. 
​Bird doubles to right field. Runner on 2nd.
Castro strikes out swinging. 1 Out.
Hicks draws a base on balls. Bird advances to third on wild pitch by Morton. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
T. Frazier is hoping to repeat what he did to Charlie Morton in Game 3.
Will Harris (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen.  
T. Frazier grounds into 5-2 fielder's choice. Bird is out at home plate. Hicks advances to second. T. Frazier is safe at first. 2 Outs. Runners on 1st & 2nd.
Headley grounds out to Altuve. 3 Outs.
Yankees strand a pair of base runners. 

Middle of 5th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 1

Bottom of 5th Inning:
Due Up:
2. Bregman
3. Altuve
4. Correa
Kahnle currently at 1 pitch.
​Bregman flies out to Hicks. 1 Out.
Lance McCullers Jr. (RHP) warming up in Astros Bullpen.
HOME RUN: Jose Altuve hits a solo home run off of Tommy Kahnle. NYY 0, HOU 2
Correa singles to center field. Runner on 1st.
Gurriel singles to right field. Correa advances to third. Runners on 1st & 3rd. 
Gattis gets called out on strikes. 2 Outs.
McCann hits a RBI-Double scoring Correa and Gurriel. NYY 0, HOU 4
​PITCHING CHANGE: Adam Warren (RHP) replaces Tommy Kahnle as Yankees Pitcher.
Gonzalez grounds out to Bird, unassisted. 3 Outs.
Astros strand a base runner.

End of 5th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 4

Top of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
1. Gardner
2. Judge
3. Gregorius
PITCHING CHANGE: Lance McCullers, Jr. (RHP) replaces Charlie Morton as Astros Pitcher.
​Gardner singles to left field. Runner on 1st.
Judge pops out to Bregman. 1 Out.
Gregorius strikes out swinging. 2 Outs.
Sanchez grounds into 5-4 fielder's choice. Gardner is out at second. 3 Outs.

Middle of 6th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 4

Bottom of 6th Inning:
Due Up:
9. Reddick
1. Springer
2. Bregman
​Reddick grounds out to T. Frazier. 1 Out.
Warren currently at 11 pitches.
Springer fouls out to T. Frazier. 2 Outs.
Bregman flies out to Hicks. 3 Outs.
David Robertson (RHP) warming up in Yankees Bullpen.
Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 6th Inning.

End of 6th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 4

Top of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
5. Bird
6. Castro 
7. Hicks
​Bird flies out to Springer. Near disaster between Springer and Gonzalez in left center field wall. 1 Out.
Castro strikes out swinging. 2 Outs.
Hicks grounds out to Gurriel. Gurriel to McCullers Jr. 3 Outs.
Yankees go down 1-2-3, in their half of 7th Inning.

Middle of 7th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 4

Bottom of 7th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Altuve
4. Correa
5. Gurriel
​PITCHING CHANGE: David Robertson (RHP) replaces Adam Warren as Yankees Pitcher.
David Robertson tries to throw at Altuve on first pitch in the inning. 
Altuve strikes out swinging. 1 Out.
Correa singles to left field. Runner on 1st.
Gurriel grounds into 4-6 fielder's choice. Correa is out at second. Gurriel safe at first. 2 Outs. Runner on 1st.
Gattis pops out to Gregorius. 3 Outs.
Astros strand a base runner. 

End of 7th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 4

Top of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
8. T. Frazier
9. Headley
1. Gardner
​McCullers Jr. currently at 26 pitches.
T. Frazier draws a base on balls. Runner on 1st.
Will Harris (RHP) warming up in the Astros Bullpen, for the second time in Game 7.
Headley strikes out swinging. 1 Out.
Gardner flies out to Springer. 2 Outs.
Judge strikes out swinging. 3 Outs.
Yankees strand T. Frazier on base. 
Astros are 3 outs away from the World Series.

Middle of 8th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 4

Bottom of 8th Inning:
Due Up:
7. McCann
8. Gonzalez
9. Reddick
​Robertson currently at 15 pitches.
McCann strikes out swinging. 1 Out.
Gonzalez grounds out to Castro. 2 Outs.
Reddick strikes out swinging. Sanchez to Bird. 3 Outs.
Astros go down 1-2-3, in their half of 8th Inning.

End of 8th Inning:
NYY 0, HOU 4

Top of 9th Inning:
Due Up:
3. Gregorius 
4. Sanchez
5. Bird
​Gregorius strikes out swinging. 1 Out.
McCullers, Jr. currently at 49 pitches.
Sanchez strikes out swinging. 2 Outs.
Bird flies out to Springer to end this year's ALCS. 3 Outs.
Astros win their first ever A.L. Pennant! 

Final: 
NYY 0, HOU 4
Astros win ALCS 4-3
W: Morton (1-1)
L: Sabathia (1-1)
SV: McCullers, Jr. (1)
PoG: Gattis 1/4, HR, RBI
ToG: 3:09

Final Thoughts: Well the Astros showed why they were the best team in the American League all year. If the Astros win the World Series, it will be in honor of their city of Houston. 

As for the Yankees, they are ahead of schedule, when it comes to their rebuilding. They will be looking to be a World Series favorite next year, with Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and company will return for 2018. 

The Astros are the 2017 American League Champions. They're first A.L. Pennant. They're second trip to the World Series overall. The Astros will play the Dodgers in the 2017 World Series. Game 1, Tuesday Night in L.A. 

This is Paul Shishkoff, Jr. This has been 'Live Blogging on Shish on Baseball'. Thanks for visiting this page.
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