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Jordan Montgomery stopped Yordan Alvarez right in his tracks, and the Texas Rangers struck first in the American League Championship Series , thanks to their unlikely emerging playoff ace and a baserunning gaffe by a playoff legend. And the Rangers showed off the undeniable advantage they have in this series — the hitters at the bottom of the order — to register a victory in Game 1 of the ALCS on Sunday night at Minute Maid Park. The Rangers are perfect this postseason — , five of the wins coming on the road — and they put the Astros in an unfamiliar, uncomfortable spot. Their best chance to get back in the game was scotched in the eighth inning, when Jose Altuve drew a leadoff walk and Aroldis Chapman — twice tormented by the Astros in the ALCS as a Yankee — was summoned to face Alex Bregman. Bregman nearly posterized Chapman yet again, skying a fly to left, but rookie Evan Carter made a leaping catch at the wall.

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The score was after just one inning, and it ended in Houston, with the Rangers advancing to the World Series. It was an offensive barrage from the Rangers, which began with Corey Seager hitting a solo home run in the first inning. The Rangers plated three runs before the second out of the game.

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Wikimedia Commons. Toggle limited content width. Grady Little. Contenidos mover a la barra lateral ocultar. Kevin Cash. Nine managers have led a team to the ALCS in three consecutive seasons; however, the most consecutive ALCS appearances by one manager are held by Joe Torre , who led the New York Yankees to four straight from to , and Dusty Baker who lead the Houston Astros to four straight from to Minnesota Twins. The Astros present are also the only team in the American League to have made seven consecutive American League Championship Series appearances. In the sortable table below, teams are ordered first by number of wins, then by number of appearances, and finally by year of first appearance. Mike Scioscia. Milwaukee Brewers [a]. Jimy Williams. Wikimedia Commons.

The series determined the American League pennant winner, the Astros, who advanced to the World Series. The series was played in a 2—3—2 format, with the Astros hosting the first two and game 6 they would also have hosted game 7 if there was one games as the higher seeded team. The Houston Astros qualified for the postseason as the American League West division leaders, having won the division for the fourth time in five seasons.

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