ALCS Game 1: Astros belt three homers to beat Yankees at home

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The Houston Astros took Game 1 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees by beating them at their own game: Hitting the long ball. 

Houston combined for three home runs on the night, and it led to a 4-2 victory at Minute Maid Park to collect the first win of the series.

It started with 38-year-old veteran Yuli Gurriel taking a hanging 0-2 slider from Yankees reliever Clarke Schmidt over the left field fence to take their first lead of the night, 2-1. 

Two batters later, Chas McCormick wanted in on the action. He belted a ball to right center field that cleared the wall, tacking on another solo shot and creating some separation from the Yankees. 

Jeremy Pena #3 of the Houston Astros celebrates a home run with Jose Altuve #27 during the seventh inning against the New York Yankees in game one of the American League Championship Series at Minute Maid Park on October 19, 2022 in Houston, Texas. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Then, in the bottom of the seventh after a quick inning delivered by Astros reliever Hector Neris, Jeremy Pena, who has been red-hot this postseason, smashed a home run off Frankie Montas to make it a 4-1 lead. That’s all the Astros would need with their bullpen being lights out, and the Yankees feeling the pressure at the plate. 

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The Bronx Bombers, fresh off their Game 5 win over the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS on Tuesday, struggled at the plate. Other than Harrison Bader hitting his fourth home run of the postseason thus far and Anthony Rizzo hitting one as well, their offense was stymied by the Astros’