After New York catcher Gary Sanchez slaughtered a baseball, Houston Astros left-fielder Marwin Hernandez didn’t even look up into the New York night. “This game is.”On Friday, the second of Houston’s starting aces, Justin Verlander, will try to get the Astros back in it. It says a lot about the relaxed environment.”Given that two of the games here were blowouts — 5-0 and 8-1 — to go with Tuesday’s dramatic 6-4 comeback win, the Yankees are steaming towards yet another remarkable series win. TOUGH TANAKAThe way starter Tanaka was pitching, the Yankees were aware that they weren’t likely to need much offence. Overall, the Astros managed just 11 hits in the three games here and have scored nine runs total in the series.

Source: National Post October 19, 2017 03:22 UTC