The American League Championship Series was a pitcher’s duel early on. In the first three innings, New York’s Masahiro Tanaka didn’t allow a hit, and Houston’s Dallas Keuchel amassed five strikeouts.
In the fourth, however, the Astros became the first team to get on the board in the series.
Jose Altuve singled, then stole second base, narrowly beating the throw. Then, with the speedy Altuve in scoring position, Carlos Correa singled on a line drive to left field. Correa brought Altuve home, putting Houston up 1-0.
CORREA! RBI single and the #Astros are on the board! pic.twitter.com/EB2YfXgGFB
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 14, 2017
Tanaka retired the next batter he faced, Marwin Gonzalez, but Yuli Gurriel singled, and Correa, who advanced on Gonzalez’s groundout, scored from second.
STAY HOT YULI! #Astros up 2-0! pic.twitter.com/Cxg9hJ4PS9
— Houston Astros (@astros) October 14, 2017
Heading into the fifth inning, Houston had a 2-0 lead.
