With back-to-back 2-1 wins, the Houston Astros now lead the ALCS 2-0 over the Damn Yankees. The series now relocates to New York.
Justin Verlander threw a complete game beaut, a thing as rare as a political centrist in 2017, expanding the strike-zone upward with fast-balls. The Yankee bats had no Plan B, and stuck to fail-pulling the fastball they couldn't catch-up with. Dumb baseball. Luis Severino was 'yanked' in the fourth. Tommy Kahnle, David Robertson, and Aroldis Chapman again showed the true squad strength to be its bull-pen.
Brett Gardner! You never make the third-out at third-base. That's a metaphor for life, for Moses-sake! Yanks third-base coach Joe Espada got too big for Gardner's britches -- sending him to get gunned down at home. Then later, in the 'Stros ninth, Judge over-threw the cut-off, making the pivot-man have to work 'round Correa at second (walk off double), but too -- "Dirty" Sanchez couldn't corral the ball that beat Altuve to the plate, anyways.
"With My Pickle" Kaplowitz Radio: October 11, 2017
