The Phillies and Astros have a chance to win their respective pennants today.
Philadelphia leads the Padres 3-1 (Game 5 is at 2:30 ET) and Houston leads the Yankees 3-0 (Game 4 is at 7:00 ET). Yankee Haters around the world are tingling in anticipation of YED.
Speaking of the soon-to-be-wintering Yankees, they have been held to six hits or fewer in each of their last 10 postseason games. That is (easily) a major league record.
Consecutive Postseason Games With Six Hits Or Fewer
10 - Yankees (October 9, 2020 to October 22, 2022)
7 - Twins (October 9, 1965 to October 5, 1969)
6 - Cardinals (October 20-27, 1985)
5 - 10 teams tied (none of them are the Red Sox, by the way)The Yankees are 3-7 in those games, with a batting average of .