{"id":104860,"date":"2022-10-22T15:20:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T15:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/three-reasons-why-yankees-hole-vs-astros-feels-deeper\/"},"modified":"2022-10-22T15:20:14","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T15:20:14","slug":"three-reasons-why-yankees-hole-vs-astros-feels-deeper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/three-reasons-why-yankees-hole-vs-astros-feels-deeper\/","title":{"rendered":"Three reasons why Yankees hole vs. Astros feels deeper"},"content":{"rendered":"
NEW YORK \u2013 The postseason is not the time to try and become something you’re not. And that, above all, is why the Houston Astros’ 2-0 advantage over the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series feels even more mountainous, beyond the roughly four out of five times a team that takes such a lead closes out a best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n
The Astros have been the AL’s best team since July, wresting that title from the Yankees on their way to 106 wins while New York tailed off and “only” won 99. And the second-half fortunes of both clubs were on display as the Astros claimed both games in Houston, by 4-2 and 3-2 scores that partially belie Houston’s level of control.<\/p>\n
As the series shifts to Yankee Stadium for Saturday night’s Game 3 (5:07 ET, TBS), a look at three reasons why the Astros retain a significant upper hand in this ALCS:<\/p>\n