MLB Playoffs 2022: Houston Astros beat New York Yankees 6-5 in ALCS sweeps advance to World Series 4th time in last 6 years..
- Astros tops Yankees. Astros takes pennant..
- Houston Astros are MLB American League champions for the fourth time in the last six years since 2016..
With strong hits from Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman and a 6-5 victory over New York, Houston completed a four-game sweep of the AL Championship Series and advanced once more to the World Series.
The Astros have now eliminated the Yankees in the postseason four times in the previous eight years, and three times in the last six.
Rockie stars, The AL West champs overcame an early 3-0 deficit thanks to Jeremy Pena's three-run home run against struggling Yankees starter Nestor Cortes.
The ALCS MVP was awarded to the Pena.
In Game 4, the Astros had to come back from an early 3-0 deficit after failing to contain the Yankees' attack as they had in Games 1-3.
Lance McCullers Jr., the starting pitcher, bowed but did not quite break, and the Astros stuck around long enough to take advantage of another defensive blunder by the Yankees.
Through four games, Houston outscored the Yankees 18-9.
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