HOUSTON, Texas — It’s hard to win when you can’t hit. Much like Game 1, the New York Yankees couldn’t find a big timely hit. Conversely, once again the Houston Astros beat the Bronx Bombers at their own game with the long ball and took a 2-0 lead in the ALCS with a 3-2 victory in Game 2.
While the Astros struck out 14 times, including six against Luis Severino, the Yankees were like Bo Gentry and had trouble with the curve against Framber Valdez, fanning nine times against him and 13 times total.
The pitching and defense (hello Oswald Peraza) were there for New York.