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The Houston Astros are heading to the World Series again after sweeping the New York Yankees in the Final Four.
With a 6-5 victory on Sunday, the Astros advanced to the World Series for the fourth time in six years and will now face the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat the San Diego Padres earlier Sunday to win the National League Championship Series.
Philadelphia advanced to the World Series for the first time since 2009 and is looking to claim its first title since 2008.
While the Yankees led 3-0 after two innings, the Astros displayed a relentless offense that put the team to an undefeated 7-0 record in the playoffs. The Astros took a four-point lead in the third inning, and when the Yankees later regained the lead, the Astros scored two more points in the seventh to seal the victory.
Yankees have one last chance to extend the home run with Aaron Judge — who hit an AL-record 62 in the regular season — but Houston is closer Ryan Pressly steers a globe back to the mound to record the final game.
Astros rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña was named ALCS MVP after hitting 6 hits and 2 runs in the series, including in Sunday’s decisive win A big three-pointer.
The Astros will return to the Fall Classic for the fourth time since 2017 to make up for last year’s World Series loss. The Astros’ only World Series title in franchise history came in 2017.
Houston will face the Phillies in Game 1 of the World Series, which begins Friday at Houston’s Minute Maid Stadium.
The Phillies — the National League’s lowest-seeded playoff team — are unlikely to make it to the World Series, ultimately beating the Padres early Sunday.
The Phillies won Sunday’s decisive Game 5 4-3. The Phillies trailed in the eighth inning of the game before slugger Bryce Harper hit a two-run homer in his fifth inning of the playoffs to put Philly in the lead. Harper was named NLCS Most Valuable Player after hitting 8 hits, 5 RBIs and 2 home runs in the series.
Philadelphia finished third in the division with an 87-75 regular-season record and entered the playoffs as the last wild-card team in the National League.