New York Post
HOUSTON — The Astros have knocked out the Yankees in the ALCS two of the past three seasons — and no one has hurt them more than Jose Altuve, whose game winning two-run homer in the ninth sent Houston to the world Series. And the Yankees home.
“To be honest, I never feel good on defense when [Altuve] comes to the plate,’’ Brett Gardner said. “It’s not just us. Every team feels like that. He’s one of the best players in the game. He got a pitch to hit and didn’t miss it.’’
HOUSTON — The Astros have knocked out the Yankees in the ALCS two of the past three seasons — and no one has hurt them more than Jose Altuve, whose game winning two-run homer in the ninth sent Houston to the world Series. And the Yankees home.
“To be honest, I never feel good on defense when [Altuve] comes to the plate,’’ Brett Gardner said. “It’s not just us. Every team feels like that. He’s one of the best players in the game. He got a pitch to hit and didn’t miss it.’’
He did that a lot in the ALCS — and Altuve also started a nifty double play on a Gary Sanchez grounder to second to end the top of the eighth.
But no hit was more important than his last.
“I was facing Aroldis Chapman, [who] is one of the best closers in the league,’’ Altuve said. “Nothing is easy with him. I just hit a homer, and I hope I don’t get to face him again because he’s that good. But at the same time, I was just thinking something I can drive, I have my game plan, I wasn’t trying to hit a homer. I was just thinking to hit the ball hard, get on base and keep the momentum. Thank God the ball went out and we won the game.”
But no hit was more important than his last.
“I was facing Aroldis Chapman, [who] is one of the best closers in the league,’’ Altuve said. “Nothing is easy with him. I just hit a homer, and I hope I don’t get to face him again because he’s that good. But at the same time, I was just thinking something I can drive, I have my game plan, I wasn’t trying to hit a homer. I was just thinking to hit the ball hard, get on base and keep the momentum. Thank God the ball went out and we won the game.”
Houston faces the surprising wild-card National League winner Washington Nationals Tuesday.
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7 comments:
Juan, great major league baseball reporting! People, my own ballplaying career highlight was hitting a late-inning sacrifice fly to win an intra-squad game in high school. The ball went a good 460 feet - straight up over the infield. I rounded first base like an old woman, is what the coach said. I slid into 2nd base and flattened the fucking bag! I know what Jose Altuve felt, people!!!
- Booby Weightman-Ramirez
A sacrifice fly is normally an out, if its not an out than its not a sac fly its a hit, FOOL, you must have been playing soccer, video games had not come out yet in the 1800's. GENTE...
@8:40
Yes, Baboso, it's an out. But it can also score a run, you imbecile. But you know more about food stamps, right Guey? Ja ja ja
At 5ft 6in and 168lbs he don't need to be white or black...
October 21, 2019 at 8:53 AM
El Bate Duro:
pinche hillbilly culo that's why its call a sac fly to score or move a player into scoring position but what do you know about BALLS joto? Only that a bat springs up when you touch them maricon...
Interesting that "Anonymous at 9:05 AM" would bring race into this. He proves that he is a racist....but, Hispanics are of the Caucasian Race. There are three biological races, Asian, African and Caucasian. Altuve is a great baseball player....keep it at that.
at 11:58 tell that to your racist republican friends better yet don't they might do something stupid
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