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Hinch 101 -- 61 (. 623 ), 21 GA New York Yankees ( 3 ) Joe Girardi 91 -- 71 (. 562 ), 2 GB Dates October 13 -- 21 MVP Justin Verlander ( Houston ) Umpires Mark Carlson ( Games 3 -- 7 ), Gary Cederstrom ( crew chief ), Chad Fairchild ( Games 1 -- 2 ), Chris Guccione, Jerry Meals, Jim Reynolds, Hunter Wendelstedt ALDS New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians ( 3 -- 2 ) Houston Astros defeated Boston Red Sox ( 3 -- 1 ) Broadcast Television FS1 ( Games 1, 3 -- 7 ) Fox ( Game 2 ) TV announcers Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, and Tom Verducci Radio ESPN Radio announcers Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton ← 2016 ALCS 2017 World Series The 2017 American League Championship Series was a best - of - seven playoff pitting the Houston Astros against the New York Yankees for the American League pennant and the right to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 World Series. The Astros defeated the Yankees in 7 games after falling behind 3 games to 2. The home team won every game in the series. This was first time in history that the ALCS and NLCS teams were from the four most populous U.S. cities : New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Houston. For the first time, Major League Baseball sold presenting sponsorships to all of its postseason series ; this ALCS was sponsored by Camping World, and was officially known as the American League Championship Series presented by Camping World. Contents 1 Background 2 Summary 3 Game summaries 3.1 Game 1 3.2 Game 2 3.3 Game 3 3.4 Game 4 3.5 Game 5 3.6 Game 6 3.7 Game 7 3.8 Composite line score 4 Series Quotes 5 References 6 External links Background The Astros defeated the Boston Red Sox 3 -- 1 in the 2017 American League Division Series ( ALDS ). This is the Astros ' fifth appearance in a League Championship Series, and their first since transferring from the National League to the American League. Their only previous LCS win came in the 2005 National League Championship Series ; they lost in 1980, 1986, and 2004. They are also the first AL West team to make it to the ALCS since 2011. The Yankees upset the heavily - favored Cleveland Indians 3 -- 2 in the ALDS to advance. This is the Yankees ' 16th appearance in the ALCS, and their second as a Wild Card. Their last ALCS appearance came in the 2012 American League Championship Series where they got swept by the Detroit Tigers. They had won in eleven of their previous fifteen appearances. This is the sixth straight year in which an AL East team has made it to the ALCS. This was the second postseason match - up between these two teams, with the Astros defeating the Yankees in the 2015 American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium. Summary Houston won the series, 4 -- 3. Game Date Score Location Time Attendance October 13 New York Yankees -- 1, Houston Astros -- 2 Minute Maid Park 3 : 20 43,116 October 14 New York Yankees -- 1, Houston Astros -- 2 Minute Maid Park 3 : 00 43,193 October 16 Houston Astros -- 1, New York Yankees -- 8 Yankee Stadium 3 : 25 49,373 October 17 Houston Astros -- 4, New York Yankees -- 6 Yankee Stadium 3 : 37 48,804 5 October 18 Houston Astros -- 0, New York Yankees -- 5 Yankee Stadium 3 : 18 49,647 6 October 20 New York Yankees -- 1, Houston Astros -- 7 Minute Maid Park 3 : 23 43,179 7 October 21 New York Yankees -- 0, Houston Astros -- 4 Minute Maid Park 3 : 09 43,201 Game summaries Game 1 October 13, 2017 7 : 10 pm ( CDT ) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 ° F ( 23 ° C ), roof closed Team 5 6 7 8 9 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 WP : Dallas Keuchel ( 1 -- 0 ) LP : Masahiro Tanaka ( 0 -- 1 ) Sv : Ken Giles ( 1 ) Home runs : NYY : Greg Bird ( 1 ) HOU : None Attendance : 43,116 In a pitcher 's duel, Dallas Keuchel and Masahiro Tanaka allowed no runs through the first three innings before the Astros scored in the bottom of the fourth. José Altuve hit an infield single and stole second base, before Carlos Correa drove him in with an RBI single. Yuli Gurriel drove in Correa to give the Astros a 2 -- 0 lead. Keuchel recorded ten strikeouts, allowing four hits and no runs in seven innings. Tanaka pitched six innings with three strikeouts and allowed two earned runs. Chad Green relieved Tanaka and threw two scoreless innings. Ken Giles was brought in with one out in the eighth for a five - out save. He struck out four of the six batters he faced but allowed a solo home run to Greg Bird before striking out Jacoby Ellsbury swinging to end the game. It was his second save of this postseason. Game 2 October 14, 2017 3 : 09 pm ( CDT ) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 ° F ( 23 ° C ), roof closed Team 5 6 7 8 9 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 WP : Justin Verlander ( 1 -- 0 ) LP : Aroldis Chapman ( 0 -- 1 ) Home runs : NYY : None HOU : Carlos Correa ( 1 ) Attendance : 43,193 Justin Verlander threw a complete game, allowing one run and five hits while striking out 13. Carlos Correa opened the scoring in the fourth inning with a home run off of starter Luis Severino that barely scraped over the right field wall. It was reviewed for fan interference, as a child reached his glove over the wall in an attempt to catch it. Todd Frazier answered for the Yankees in the fifth with an RBI ground - rule double that was lodged in the center - field fence after a two - out double by Aaron Hicks. In the bottom of the ninth, José Altuve singled with one out and stole second off of Aroldis Chapman. Correa hit a walk - off double to right field, as Gary Sanchez did not field the ball cleanly at home plate and Altuve scored the winning run, giving the Astros a 2 -- 0 series lead heading to New York. Game 3 October 16, 2017 8 : 09 pm ( EDT ) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, 57 ° F ( 14 ° C ), partly cloudy Team 5 6 7 8 9 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 WP : CC Sabathia ( 1 -- 0 ) LP : Charlie Morton ( 0 -- 1 ) Home runs : HOU : None NYY : Todd Frazier ( 1 ), Aaron Judge ( 1 ) Attendance : 49,373 In the bottom of the second inning, Todd Frazier opened the scoring with a three - run home run after two two - out singles off of Charlie Morton. The Yankees piled on five more runs in the fourth inning. After a leadoff ground - rule double and two - out walk, Chase Headley 's RBI single made it 4 -- 0 Yankees. A hit - by - pitch to Brett Gardner loaded the bases before Morton was relieved by Will Harris, who threw a wild pitch to let Frazier scored before a three - run home run by Aaron Judge made it 8 -- 0 Yankees. CC Sabathia did not allow a run in six innings pitched, striking out five. In the top of the ninth inning, Dellin Betances entered in relief only to walk the first two batters before getting pulled for Tommy Kahnle. A single by Cameron Maybin loaded the bases, then one out later, walk to Alex Bregman forced in a run, but Jose Altuve hit into the game - ending double play as the Yankees ' won Game 3 8 -- 1. Game 4 October 17, 2017 5 : 08 pm ( EDT ) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, 61 ° F ( 16 ° C ), clear Team 5 6 7 8 9 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 8 WP : Chad Green ( 1 -- 0 ) LP : Ken Giles ( 0 -- 1 ) Sv : Aroldis Chapman ( 1 ) Home runs : HOU : None NYY : Aaron Judge ( 2 ) Attendance : 48,804 Game 4 began as a pitcher 's duel. The Yankees ' Sonny Gray threw five scoreless innings, allowing only one hit while Astros ' Lance McCullers Jr. threw six shutout innings with one hit. With the bases loaded in the top of the sixth, Yuli Gurriel hit a bases - clearing double off of David Robertson to put the Astros up 3 -- 0. The next inning, a Starlin Castro fielding error allowed Marwin González to score, increasing the lead to 4 -- 0. In the bottom of the seventh, Aaron Judge hit a solo home run, chasing McCullers from the game. Chris Devenski entered in relief only to allow a triple to Didi Gregorius and a sacrifice fly to Gary Sánchez, cutting the lead to 4 -- 2. In the bottom of the eighth, Todd Frazier and Chase Headley both singled, with the latter tripping on his way to second base and evading José Altuve 's close tag to remain safe at second. As Ken Giles entered the game, a Brett Gardner groundout made the score 4 -- 3 before Judge doubled into left field, tying the game at 4 -- 4. Gregorius singled and Sánchez doubled to complete the Yankees comeback, now up 6 -- 4. Aroldis Chapman entered in the top of the ninth inning, pitching a 1 - 2 - 3 inning to get his first save of the series and third this postseason as the Yankees rallied to tie the series at two games all. Game 5 October 18, 2017 5 : 11 pm ( EDT ) at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York, 74 ° F ( 23 ° C ), clear Team 5 6 7 8 9 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 New York 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 WP : Masahiro Tanaka ( 1 -- 1 ) LP : Dallas Keuchel ( 1 -- 1 ) Home runs : HOU : None NYY : Gary Sánchez ( 1 ) Attendance : 49,647 In the top of the second inning, Yulieski Gurriel hit a leadoff double, but was stranded with three consecutive groundouts. In the bottom half of that inning, Starlin Castro hit a two - out double and was driven in by Greg Bird 's single. Next inning Chase Headley hit a leadoff single and scored on Aaron Judge 's one - out double. In the fifth, after a single and walk, back - to - back two - out RBI singles by Gary Sanchez and Didi Gregorius made it 4 -- 0 Yankees and knock starter Dallas Keuchel out of the game. Gary Sánchez provided insurance with a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning off of Brad Peacock. Masahiro Tanaka pitched seven shutout innings and Tommy Kahnle pitched two innings to close. The Yankees were now one win away from the World Series. Game 6 October 20, 2017 7 : 09 pm ( CDT ) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 ° F ( 23 ° C ), roof closed Team 5 6 7 8 9 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 8 0 WP : Justin Verlander ( 2 -- 0 ) LP : Luis Severino ( 0 -- 1 ) Home runs : NYY : Aaron Judge ( 3 ) HOU : José Altuve ( 1 ) Attendance : 43,179 Facing elimination, Justin Verlander threw seven shutout innings for the Astros, striking out eight. The Astros struck first in the bottom of the fifth off of Luis Severino. After two walks, Brian McCann drove in the first run with a double, then another walk loaded the bases before José Altuve 's two - run single put Houston on the board 3 -- 0. In the top of the eighth, Aaron Judge hit a solo home run to cut the lead to 3 -- 1, but the Astros increased their lead in the bottom of the inning, starting with an Altuve lead off home run off of David Robertson. After a double and single, Alex Bregman 's two - run double made it 6 -- 1 Astros. One out later Evan Gattis 's sacrifice fly off of Dellin Betances made it 7 -- 1 Astros. Ken Giles pitched a scoreless ninth as the Astros forced the first LCS Game 7 in either league since 2012. This was Houston 's second ever win in a game facing elimination in a postseason series, the first being the 2015 American League Wild Card Game. Game 7 October 21, 2017 7 : 08 pm ( CDT ) at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, 73 ° F ( 23 ° C ), roof closed Team 5 6 7 8 9 New York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 0 WP : Charlie Morton ( 1 -- 1 ) LP : CC Sabathia ( 1 -- 1 ) Sv : Lance McCullers Jr. ( 1 ) Home runs : NYY : None HOU : Evan Gattis ( 1 ), José Altuve ( 2 ) Attendance : 43,201 In the winner - take - all game to decide the AL pennant winner, Aaron Judge made a leaping catch to rob Yulieski Gurriel of a solo homer in the bottom of the second inning. CC Sabathia allowed the first run of the game on a solo home run to Evan Gattis in the fourth. Tommy Kahnle entered the game in relief, but in the fifth, gave up a home run to José Altuve and after two singles, a two - run double to former Yankee Brian McCann, extending the Astros lead to 4 -- 0. For the Astros, Charlie Morton pitched five innings, allowed one walk and struck out five. Lance McCullers Jr. entered in relief, pitching four scoreless innings to close out the game and earn his first career save. McCullers ended the game throwing 24 straight curveballs ; a Greg Bird flyout to George Springer was the final out of the game, sending the Astros to the 2017 World Series. The Astros advanced to their first World Series in 12 years, becoming the first team to win pennants in both leagues. Houston 's victory made this just the fifth best - of - seven series ( following the 1987, 1991, and 2001 World Series, and the 2004 National League Championship Series ), and the first ALCS, in which the home team won all seven games. Composite line score 2017 ALCS ( 4 -- 3 ) : Houston Astros beat New York Yankees. Team 5 6 7 8 9 New York Yankees 0 5 0 5 22 45 6 Houston Astros 0 0 0 6 20 40 Total attendance : 320,513 Average attendance : 45,788 Series quotes Altuve not going 3 - 2 and Correa hits this one out into right - centerfield. And that one 's gon na get down for a base hit. Altuve is on his way to third base and Altuve around third and coming home. Here 's the throw to the plate by Gregorius... IT 'S DROPPED BY SANCHEZ ! ! ALTUVE SCORES ! AND THE ASTROS WIN IT 2 - 1 ! CARLOS CORREA THE HERO ! -- Robert Ford calling Correa 's walk - off double in Game 2 on KBME His heart 's got ta be racing, Game 7 facing the team his dad pitched for. One out away from a save in Game 7. Bird ! Into center ! Springer says he 's got it ! The Houston Astros win the pennant ! -- Joe Buck calling the final out of Game 7 on FOX. One out away from the World Series. McCullers hands at the belt, hands over the head and the windup, the 2 - 0... and Bird skies this one into shallow center ! Correa out Springer in, Springer calling everyone off, SPRINGER MAKES THE CATCH AND THE ASTROS ARE HEADED TO THE WORLD SERIES ! 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