Waterloo Region Record

Yanks’ Tanaka to face Astros’ Keuchel in Game 1 of ALCS

IN BRIEF

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HOUSTON — Masahiro Tanaka will start Friday’s opening game of Major League Baseball’s American League Championsh­ip Series for the New York Yankees against the Houston Astros, the team announced on its official Twitter feed. Tanaka, who pitched seven shutout innings in Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Indians, will face Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel in a rematch of the 2015 AL wild-card game, which the Astros won, 3-0. First pitch is scheduled for 8:08 p.m. Luis Severino will start Game 2 vs. Justin Verlander and CC Sabathia will start Monday’s Game 3 at Yankee Stadium against a pitcher to be named. Sonny Gray will start Game 4 for the Yankees.

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