The home team won every game in the series. Boston scored two runs in the first inning, on a hit by pitch, walk, wild pitch, and a two-out RBI single by Rafael Devers. It is contested by the winners of the two American League (AL) Division Series. As a result, the League Championship Series was implemented. Houston tied the game in the bottom of the fifth, as José Altuve worked a two-out walk and Alex Bregman drove him in with a double under the glove of Boston third baseman Rafael Devers. The series was the 44th in league history, and was the first postseason meeting between the two teams. He struck out four of six but allowed a home run to Greg Bird before striking out Jacoby Ellsbury swinging to end the game. Chris Sale did not start for Boston due to the effects of being ill after Game 1. The Astros and Red Sox would trade zeroes until the top of the ninth inning which was led off by a Josh Reddick home run off of Brandon Workman.

This was Boston's 11th ALCS. [10] This is the Yankees' 16th appearance in the ALCS, and their second as a Wild Card. [12] Dallas Keuchel was Houston's starting pitcher, while Nathan Eovaldi started for Boston. A single by Cameron Maybin loaded the bases, then one out later, walk to Alex Bregman forced in a run, but José Altuve hit into the game-ending double play as the Yankees' won Game 3 8–1. Correa hit a walk-off double to right field, as Gary Sanchez did not field the ball cleanly at home plate and Altuve scored the winning run, giving the Astros a 2–0 series lead heading to New York. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the Astros, Charlie Morton pitched five innings, allowed one walk and struck out five. This was the Astros' sixth League Championship Series and second in the American League, their prior AL appearance being a 2017 ALCS win over the New York Yankees in seven games. [25], In the winner-take-all game to decide the AL pennant winner, Aaron Judge made a leaping catch to rob Yuli Gurriel of a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. ", "Chris Burke just threw the first pitch to Brandon Backe", "Red Sox vs. Astros: Controversial fan interference plays huge role in first inning of Game 4", "Benny Ballgame: Catch puts Sox a W from WS", "October Amplifies the Worst of Baseball—So Why Are the Games So Good", "Red Sox have a dubious plan to finish off this ALCS", "Boston Red Sox beat defending champions Astros to make World Series", "Gerry Davis, Joe West crew chiefs for league championships", "Chris Sale update: Red Sox ace held overnight at hospital due for stomach illness, Alex Cora says it's 'nothing serious, "Sox announce ALCS roster with Moreland on it", "Why the umpire ruled fan interference on a potential Mookie Betts home run-saving catch", "Fan interferes with Betts on potential Altuve HR", "What the Astros had to say about Joe West's controversial fan interference call", "Astros set ALCS roster, opt for 12th pitcher", "Repeat bid falls short as Astros lose to Red Sox in ALCS", "How David Price pitched in Game 5 of the ALCS", "Kate Upton tweets displeasure with umpires from her seat at Astros game", 2018 American League Championship Series at Baseball Reference, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_American_League_Championship_Series&oldid=964859740, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 June 2020, at 00:40. Aroldis Chapman entered in the top of the ninth inning, pitching a 1-2-3 inning to get his first save of the series and third this postseason as the Yankees rallied to tie the series at two games all. The home team won every game in the series. [1] The series was the 49th in league history, with TBS televising all games in the United States. This is the sixth straight year in which an AL East team has made it to the ALCS. Houston was 4–3 in their seven games against Boston during the 2018 regular season. They are also the first AL West team to make it to the ALCS since 2011.

They had a prior record of 5–5, most recently winning in 2013 and most recently losing in 2008.

But the Red Sox struck back in the bottom of the inning. Matt Barnes relieved him in the fifth with two outs and retired the next four batters for the victory. Former Astros All-Star player Jeff Kent threw the ceremonial first pitch. In 1969, MLB expanded the leagues to two divisions.


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