By Jose Alejandro Rodriguez Jazz
On this Sunday, October 23 night, the Houston Astros came from behind and came back from a thrilling game of baseball. To beat the New York Yankees 6×5in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS).
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In this way, the Sidereals completed the sweep against their rivals and took the tournament 4-0, advancing undefeated to the World Series of the current MLB 2022 campaign, where they will face the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat San Diego 4-1. Padres.
Sadly for Yankees fans, the sweep and celebration took place at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York.
That sensational win had a lot to do with the cases of Yordon Alvarez and Yuli Curiel, two Cuban players who saw action in the fight.
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Yordon batted third and left fielder and went 2-for-4 with a run, an RBI and a walk, his 10th multi-hit game of the major league postseason.
Cuba’s two victories had a direct impact on the outcome of the tournament. First, in the top of the third inning, with the game tied at three on a two-ball, one-strike count, Yordon doubled a drive from the left-handed reliever to right field on a 94 mph infield pitch. Yankees, Vandy Peralta.
Yordon reached second base with the first hit of the contest, and moments later he scored the go-ahead run for the Astros, driven in by compatriot Yuliski Kuriel, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI and singled in the sixth. First baseman.
Gurriel drove a 90-mph Peralta fly-and-strike pair into right field that made it 4-3 in Houston’s favor.
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But Jordan’s best came as a Rocket booster in the seventh inning, with a pair on the board and one out to tie the game at 5×5, just before another unstoppable RBI by Alex Bregman ended the encounter.
Yordon took the first pitch he saw from New York reliever Jonathan Loisica, a 98-mph fastball, and unleashed a heavy slice into right field.
The truth is, the Houston Astros are already in the World Series and Gurriel and Yordon’s performances have been positive so far, and both are ready for the challenge that comes against the Phillies starting on Friday, October 28th.
