It wasn’t too long ago where the Astros were deemed the team of the future, now, they’re the team of the present, as they head to the World Series, with a 4-0 Game 7 win over the Yankees in Houston.
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Charlie Morton and Lance McCullers pitched a shutout, stifling Yankee bats and allowing just a handful of baserunners throughout the game. Maybe the stage was too big for the Yankees or maybe — well, probably — the better team just won.
And now, Houston will try to be the better, actually the best, team in baseball in the Fall Classic.
Here’s how ALCS Game 7 happened.
All times eastern.
Yankees vs. Astros results
11:19 p.m. END OF GAME: McCullers gets Greg Bird to pop out to George Springer, and the Astros are going to the World Series.
11:18 p.m.: McCullers gets Sanchez fishing, and the Astros are one out away from a World Series appearance.
11:15 p.m.: One away, as Lance McCullers gets Didi Gregorius swinging.
11:11 p.m. END 8: And we are off to the ninth, Astros with a 4-0 lead and Lance McCullers is back on the mound.
11:03 p.m. END TOP 8: Still 4-0 Astros as McCullers has been great out of the pen. Gets Judge to strike out with three nasty, nasty breaking balls. Heading to the home half.
10:51 p.m. END 7: Robertson gets through the home half of the seventh despite a Correa single. Last nine outs coming.
10:46 p.m.: David Robertson almost hits Altuve with a pitch, loud “Yankees Suck” chants ensue.
10:40 p.m. END TOP 7: McCullers is rolling, and gets the Yankees in order — with some help from his defense — to end the Yankee part of the inning.
10:35 p.m.: George Springer jumps and steals an extra base hit from Greg Bird — and away from Marwin Gonzalez. Unreal.
10:32 p.m. END 6: Adam Warren works a pretty easy 1-2-3 inning, and we head to the seventh.
10:23 p.m. END TOP 6: Lance McCullers in and works around a leadoff single to get out of the inning unharmed. 4-0 Astros.
10:12 p.m. END 5: Houston scores two, and it’s 4-0 Astros heading into the sixth. Getting late early for the Yankees.
10:06 p.m. HOUSTON SCORING PLAY: Brian McCann with a two-run double, Astros lead the Yankees 4-0 in the fifth.
10:02 p.m.: Tommy Kahnle gets Evan Gattis swinging for a huge out. Still two on for the Astros in the fifth.
9:51 p.m. HOUSTON SCORING PLAY: Jose Altuve takes Tommy Kahnle oppo for a solo shot. 2-0 Astros in the fifth.
9:45 p.m. END TOP 5: Morton gets Chase Headley to ground out to short right field, and the Astros maintain their 1-0 lead. Tense.
9:42 p.m.: Man, oh man. Greg Bird breaks for the plate on a chopper to third, Bregman nails him at home. Two away, two on for the Yankees. A gem of a play.
9:40 p.m.: Big moment in the game: Runners on first and third for New York, Todd Frazier up. One out.
9:34 p.m.: Morton lets up a leadoff double to Greg Bird, no action in the bullpen for Houston just yet.
9:30 p.m. END 4: Tommy Kahnle induces a double play to get out of the inning and avoid more damage.
9:27 p.m.: After allowing a hit to Josh Reddick, Sabathia is pulled. 64 pitches, and he didn’t really have it all night. Tommy Kahnle in for the Yankees, 1-0 Astros in the fourth.
9:25 p.m.: Houston putting together some good at-bats here, Sabathia now approaching 70 pitches in the fourth.
9:19 p.m. HOUSTON SCORING PLAY: Evan Gattis rips a dinger to left, and puts the first run on the board for Houston. 1-0 Astros
9:13 p.m. END TOP 4: Gary Sanchez rips a ball to Carlos Correa, and Morton is cruising through four.
9:12 p.m.: Charlie Morton got that nasty, nasty stuff working tonight.
9:05 p.m. END 3: Sabathia gets out of a two-on-one-out jam. Astros having troubles getting a man in.
9:02 p.m.: Sabathia walks Altuve, up comes Carlos Correa.
8:59 p.m.: Alex Bregman smokes a ball off the glove of Starlin Castro, and it’s one on, one out for Jose Altuve.
8:53 p.m. END TOP 3: Morton gets Gardner to ground out to Altuve to get out of the inning.
8:48 p.m.: Jose Altuve with a web gem out in short right field to get Chase Headley at first. Yankees are challenging.
8:43 p.m. END 2: Sabathia gets Reddick to pop out to short right to end the threat.
8:41 p.m.: Two on, two out for Houston. Josh Reddick up.
8:38 p.m.: Sabathia issues a two-out walk to Brian McCann and now battling Marwin Gonzalez. Not like, physically, though.
8:32 p.m.: Highlight reel catch for Aaron Judge in right off the bat of Yuli Gurriel. What a play.
8:31 p.m.: We got some drama, folks!
8:25 p.m. END TOP 2: Gary Sanchez leadoff single amounts to nothing, as Morton gets the next three Yankees to end the threat.
8:23 p.m. END 1: After a leadoff single for George Springer, CC Sabathia gets the next three Astros to ground out to end the first.
8:15 p.m. END TOP 1: Charlie Morton gets Didi Gregorius swinging, and we head to the home half.
8:11 p.m.: Morton gets Gardner on a K — good morning, good afternoon, good night.
7:40 p.m.: Greetings, and welcome to SN’s live coverage of ALCS Game 7. I’m your party host Joe Rivera, and you can find me on the Tweeter machine @JoeRiveraSN. Let’s kick off the night with a good Tweet.