AL Championship Series - Game 7

Winner takes AL

Home away from home

Another home game, another loss. Last night my son told me the Astros are 7-21 in their last 28 home games and this morning I checked that (I trust him with numbers, but…) - it’s true.

Those 28 games date back to August 13 and a 2-1 loss to the Angels in the final game of a three-game series.

Tale of the tape:

8/13: Lost to Angels (0-1)

8/18-8/20: Swept (3) by Mariners (0-4)

8/21-8/24: Split 4 with Red Sox (2-6)

9/1-9/3: Swept (3) by Yankees (2-9)

9/8-9/10: Won 2 of 3 vs. Padres (4-10)

9/11-9/13: Lost 2 of 3 vs. A’s (5-12)

9/18-9/20: Lost 2 of 3 vs. Orioles (6-14)

9/22-9/24: Swept by Royals (6-17)

10/7-10/8: Split with Twins (7-18)

10/15-10/16: Swept by Texas (7-20)

10/22: Lost to Texas (7-21)

Pitching Matchups

Updated to include game 3 results.

Bullpen Usage

Multiple innings from Pressly might be needed, especially if Abreu’s suspension is upheld.

ALCS Batting

Astros batting for the ALCS to date.

ALCS Pitching

Astros pitching for the ALCS to date.

May not mean anything notes of the day

Kyle Tucker is slashing .143/.308/.238 in the ALCS, with a wRC+ of 64.

Jeremy Pena is slashing .143/.182/.143 for the ALCS, with a wRC+ of -12.

Yordan Alvarez has a wRC+ of 215 in the ALCS.

The Astros are slashing .234/.323/.390 with a .312 wOBA and 99 wRC+ in the ALCS.

Cristian Javier has held Adolis Garcia to a .105 batting average against in 19 at-bats, with both hits being singles.

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