Pinstripe Alley · Sep 27, 2017
Yankees 2017 possible playoff opponent: Houston Astros
Less than a week remains on the 2017 regular season. It’s hard to describe the campaign as anything other than a resounding success for the Yankees. The club arrived to spring training as a team in transition. Now they will head to the playoffs in the first Wild Card spot.
Should the Bombers advance beyond the one-game playoff, they will face either the Cleveland Indians or the Houston Astros. While much fanfare has been made of the Tribe’s season, the Astros currently sit just one game back for best record in the American League. That’s by no means an insurmountable lead. They could sneak away with the top seed and play the winner of the Wild Card game in the ALDS.