Cortés had last pitched in Game 5 of the ALDS on October 18, defeating the Cleveland Guardians in his second postseason performance. In those two innings, Cortés gave up three runs on two hits with three walks and two strikeouts.
Nasty Nestor labored from the get-go, making it through only two innings before Aaron Boone pulled him. The Bronx Bombers handed the ball to lefty ace Nestor Cortés in this do-or-die game. New York was looking to win one game against the Astros, save their season, and live to see another day. McCullers’ 100-pitch outing looked like this: Baseball Savant He did not pitch in 2022 season until August 13, when he threw six shutout innings against the Oakland Athletics. McCullers saw limited action this year, spending most of the regular season on the injured list with a flexor tendon strain in his throwing arm. His outing in Game 3 of the ALDS against the Mariners was stellar, as he pitched six scoreless innings on only two hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts. McCullers had only one other playoff start this postseason before Sunday’s no-decision over the Yankees. Although McCullers struggled, he completed five innings, surrendering three earned runs on eight hits, one walk, and six strikeouts. to the mound, hoping to knock the Yankees out of the playoffs in a four-game sweep.
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The Astros outscored the Yankees, 6-5, securing their fourth trip to the World Series in the last six years. While the Yanks finally put more than a few tallies on the board, the explosive Houston offense had New York’s number.
New York was living on a prayer, hoping their bats would wake up after only scoring four runs in the previous three games. Sunday’s ALCS Game 4 was a winner-take-all showdown in the Bronx.
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