(New York) Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman excelled with big hits and the Houston Astros earned another ticket to the World Series on Sunday by completing the sweep against the New York Yankees.
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The Astros won Game 4 of the series 6-5 to clinch the American League title.
Capitalizing on an error by Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres to complete their comeback in the seventh inning, the Astros secured their second straight World Series bye. They will be there for the fourth time in six years.
Rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña hit a three-run homer off New York starter Nestor Cortes to help the Astros overcome an early 3-0 deficit.
Game 1 of the World Series is in Houston on Friday night, with the Astros taking on Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies.
Earlier Sunday, the Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres in Game 5 of the National League Finals to reach the World Series for the first time since 2009.