Source: www.nysportsday.com --- Wednesday, October 18, 2017
When it comes to being on the brink of elimination, the Yankees are like Baseball’s “Terminator.” In a Baseball sense, they don’t “feel pity, or remorse, or fear” of the opponent and they “absolutely will not stop, ever.” During this incredible post season, the Yankees have taken a number of shots that would crush most teams but like the famous cyborg of sci-fi fame, they keep coming. The Yankees trailed 4-0 and were nine outs away from a 3-1 series deficit, not to mention a date with Dallas Keuchel in game five, but as my nysportsday.com colleague, Joe McDonald wrote in his column, “mystique and aura” have returned. The Stadium seems to have regained its stature as a tough place to play. “There is no doubt the crowd has an effect on these games,” Astros’ designated hitter and former Yankee Carlos Beltran said in a quiet clubhouse after the game. Yuli Gurriel’s bases clearing double in the sixth gave Houston a 3-0 lead. They added a run in the seventh, thanks to a second error from Starlin Castro, but this Yankee team has shown an uncanny ability to respond to adversity. The comeback began when Aaron Judge led off the 7 th by hitting a monster home run off of Astros’ starter Lance McCullers. “ Tonight I was able to get a couple of mistakes and do some damage with them,” Judge said. That got McCullers (6 IP, 1R, 2H) out of the game and the crowd back in it. Once the Astros’ bullpen door opened, the Yankees stormed r ...
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