It's the third time Houston has eliminated New York in the past five postseasons. The Astros won the 2015 wild-card game in the Bronx and beat the Yankees in seven games in the 2017 ALCS before winning their first title.
The 103-win New York Yankees ran out identical, relentless lineups in consecutive games for the first time all year, and manager Aaron Boone believes he knows what's next for the A-team Bombers.
Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán's administrative leave under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy has been extended through the World Series.
Now it's certain: All those big swings by Pete Alonso and pinpoint fastballs from Jacob deGrom won't be enough to rally the New York Mets into October.
Masahiro Tanaka allowed just three hits while striking out eight over seven shutout innings to lead the Yankees to a 5-0 win, and a 3-2 series lead over the Astros in the ALCS.
The 'Baby Bombers' stunned the Houston Astros in Game 4 off the ALCS, leading the Yankees to a furious rally and 6-4 win to even the best-of-seven series at two apiece.
The New York Yankees take Game 4 of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians. Final score 7-3. The series deciding Game 5 is Wednesday in Cleveland.