The Houston Astros are going to their second World Series in three years thanks to a Jose Altuve two run walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off Aroldis Chapman. That gave the Astros a 6-4 win and a 4-2 series win over the New York Yankees.
WALK-OFF‼️
JOSE ALTUVE SENDS THE ASTROS TO THE WORLD SERIES 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ApCguWfTk2
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 20, 2019
Moments before the Altuve blast, the Yankees sent the game to the bottom of the ninth inning with two runs in the top half of the inning.
Hard to watch this. pic.twitter.com/Iu9YJf8X0J
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) October 20, 2019
The Astros will meet the Washington Nationals in the World Series that starts Tuesday night. Game one is expected to be a pitching matchup of Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer. The entire series will feature some of the best starting pitching in baseball.
The World Series is set. Astros vs. Nationals, starting Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.
Game 1: Gerrit Cole vs. Max Scherzer
Game 2: Justin Verlander vs. Stephen Strasburg
Game 3: Zack Greinke vs. Patrick Corbin pic.twitter.com/sgjbJUDxB2
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 20, 2019
