If the National League Championship Series presents a pair unlikely contestants staffed with a refreshing cast, then the American League Championship Series can deliver something traditionalists will enjoy. The American League Championship Series will host its third season for the sixth time in six seasons. Houston AstrosThe event will be hosted by New York YankeesIn this round. The Astros will continue their dominance of the American League. The Yankees aim to end the drought between World Series appearances, which dates back to 2009.
In 2017, these two clubs met and the Astros won in seven games. Houston beat the Yankees in seven games two years later. Jose Altuve’s electrifying Game 6 walk-off home run. The Yankees suffered from the losses. So did the revelations, in the months after the 2019 playoffs ended, about the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing apparatus and its potential role in delivering a title to Houston — and keeping one out of The Bronx.
The Yankees have not yet forgotten what the commissioner’s office found to have happened in 2017. The knowledge of what the commissioner’s office found in 2017 will be the background for the meeting, even though both teams have almost changed their lineups over the past six seasons. The Yankees get tired of hearing about the World Series drought. Dusty Baker still hasn’t won a World Series championship as a manager in his Hall of Fame management career. There is always a lot at stake when these teams meet.
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