The New York Yankees find themselves down 0-2 to the Houston Astros in the American League Championship Series and could have easily won one or both of the first two in Houston, if not for some unlucky breaks and two major blunders by the third base coach. However, that was then and this is now, and tonight the series switches to Yankee Stadium. Two hurlers will oppose each other with similar numbers, with CC Sabathia tapping the rubber for the Bombers and Charlie Morton for the Astros. Morton is 14-7, with a 3.64 ERA, a WHIP of 1.22, and Houston is 6-2 in his last 8 road starts. The lefty Sabathia owns a record of 14-5, with an ERA of 3.69, and a WHIP of 1.26. New York is 5-1 in Sabathia’s last 6 starts and 13-3 in his last 16 starts in the Bronx. When Sabathia takes the hill following a loss, he has been lights out, going 9-0 with an ERA of just 1.71 in 10 regular season starts. It goes without saying but the crowd will be up for this one. The Yankees cannot go down 0-3 or they are in major trouble and they know it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES