José Altuve’s homer sent the Houston Astros to the World Series with a walkoff home run, and the photos of the second baseman’s hit and his teammates’ celebrations were beautiful.
The Astros were cusping on blowing their lead in Game 6 against the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. Houston took a three-run lead in the first inning off Yuli Gurriel’s homer. But the Yankees chipped away at that lead, and ultimately tied the game with DJ LeMahieu’s ninth-inning homer. That set the stage for Altuve to end the game with his two-run shot to left-center field off pitcher Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth inning.
Altuve’s hit sent Houston to the World Series for the second time in three years. They will host the Washington Nationals in Game 1 on Tuesday with first pitch at 8:08 p.m. ET.
