As frustrating and annoying as Monday afternoon and Tuesday night were, Thursday was cathartic. Astros bats came alive in the first inning due to sussing out Tyler Glasnow’s “tells” to know what pitch was coming. Gerrit Cole proved even better in the playoffs than he was in his remarkable regular season. And back-to-back homers from Michael Brantley and Jose Altuve sealed the 6-1 victory.
The Astros reward for their ALDS victory is a matchup against the New York Yankees. The consensus is that this is a matchup between two evenly matched, or nearly evenly matched teams. This preview described the series as a “Goliath vs.