Astros, Yankees set ALCS Game 5 lineups

October 18th, 2017

The Astros and the Yankees have announced their starting lineups ahead of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series presented by Camping World. The series is tied at two games apiece.
The Astros are rolling with the same starting nine they used behind starting pitcher in Game 1, though manager A.J. Hinch is mixing up his batting order. Hinch's first four hitters -- , , and -- remain at the top, but it's Yuli Gurriel who will hit fifth vs. Yanks starter .
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Gurriel, who cleared the bases with a double off New York reliever on Tuesday night, singled off Tanaka in Game 1. will hit sixth, followed by , and .
Altuve, Bregman and Reddick all have a home run lifetime off Tanaka, while Springer and Correa have each taken the right-hander deep twice.
ASTROS

  1. George Springer, CF
  2. Josh Reddick, RF
  3. Jose Altuve, 2B
  4. Carlos Correa, SS
  5. Yuli Gurriel, 1B
  6. Alex Bregman, 3B
  7. Carlos Beltran, DH
  8. Marwin Gonzalez, LF
  9. Brian McCann, C
    Dallas Keuchel, P
    The Yankees found the going tough in a 2-1 loss in Game 1 to Keuchel, tallying four hits and a walk with 10 strikeouts against the Astros' ace. Joe Girardi's lineup for Wednesday looks a bit different than the last time New York faced Keuchel, with filling in for at designated hitter. Girardi also moved the switch-hitting ahead of , and the left-handed-hitting Greg Bird was moved down in the lineup. is hitting eighth ahead of Headley, who singled as a pinch-hitter in Game 4 on Tuesday.
    Headley and Hicks are the only two Yankees starters with a homer off Keuchel in their careers. and , hitting first and second for New York, respectively, both notched hits off Keuchel in Game 1, as did Castro and Bird.
    YANKEES
  10. Brett Gardner, LF
  11. Aaron Judge, RF
  12. , C
  13. Didi Gregorius, SS
  14. Aaron Hicks, CF
  15. Starlin Castro, 2B
  16. Greg Bird, 1B
  17. Todd Frazier, 3B
  18. Chase Headley, DH
    Masahiro Tanaka, P