Gerrit Cole struck out 10 over eight innings of two-hit, one-run ball as the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 in Game Five of the American League Division Series last night. The Astros face the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series beginning tomorrow at Minute Maid Park.
Meanwhile, Game One of the National League Championship Series is tonight in St. Louis as the Cardinals host the Washington Nationals. Miles Mikolas takes the mound for St. Louis against Washington’s Aníbal Sánchez.