HOUSTON — Aaron Boone left the YankeesI dug out and stepped into the cauldron of sound that had haunted so many over the past six years. It was easy to recognize, but it was still very jarring. The sound of fireworks boomed. The train whistled. A packed house honked. Managers like Boone will find this the soundtrack to their nightmare. This is the soundtrack to a nightmare for managers like Boone. Houston AstrosThese are the sounds that autumn makes, the symphony they create during their annual run through the American League.
Boone, in the sixth inning, of a 4-2 Astros win in Game 1 of American League Championship Series, walked onto the field. The chorus of pastiche locomotives, indoor explosives, and partisan rooting was in full bloom. Boone was attempting to retrieve relievers. Clarke Schmidt. The Astros had just scored two home runs and were able to win an early advantage in their third meeting on this stage in six years.
Yuli GurrielSchmidt was the first home run by Schmidt, a 2017 and 2019 Astros veteran. Chas McCormickThe second was delivered by, an Astros farmhand who played in past games with the Yankees. Houston shortstop Jeremy PeñaThe lead was padded by a seventh solo shot.
