2015 American League Wild Card Game

none August 2023 al 2015 American League Wild Card Game logo.svg 2015 Houston Astros 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 A. J. Hinch Joe Girardi October 6, 2015 Yankee Stadium The Bronx, New York 50,113 ESPN Dan Shulman, John Kruk, Jessica Mendoza, Buster Olney, and Tim Kurkjian ESPN Dave O'Brien and Aaron Boone Ted Barrett (crew chief), Eric Cooper, Paul Emmel, Bill Miller, Chris Conroy, Manny Gonzalez The 2015 American League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2015 postseason played between the American League's (AL) two wild card teams, the New York Yankees and the Houston Astros. It was held at Yankee Stadium on October 6, 2015.https://www.mlb.com/news/2015-mlb-postseason-schedule-set/c-143671252 2015 Postseason Schedule Newman Mark MLB Advanced Media, LP. September 24, 2015 mlb.com October 1, 2015 October 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151003052916/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/143671252/2015-mlb-postseason-schedule-set live The Astros defeated the Yankees, 3–0. It was the Astros' first playoff win since Game 6 of the 2005 NLCS and their first victory in a winner-take-all postseason game since Game 5 of the 2004 NLDS. With the Yankees eliminated, all four remaining teams in the 2015 ALDS were expansion teams. Background The Yankees clinched a wild card berth on October 1,Witz Billy Yankees Hold On to Clinch Wild Card https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/02/sports/baseball/yankees-clinch-wild-card-berth.html?_r=1 October 1, 2015 The New York Times October 1, 2015 while the Astros clinched a wild card berth on October 4, the final day of the regular season.https://www.crawfishboxes.com/2015/10/4/9451105/2015-mlb-playoffs-astros-clinch-american-league-wild-card-spot 2015 MLB Playoffs: Astros clinch American League Wild Card spot Dunsmore Ryan Vox Media, Inc. October 4, 2015 sbnation.com October 6, 2015 The Yankees hosted the game, as they finished the regular season with a better win–loss record. This was the Astros' first postseason appearance as an AL team, and first overall since 2005, while the Yankees appeared in the postseason for the first time since 2012. As such, this was the first postseason meeting between the Astros and the Yankees.Lemire Joe AL wild card capsule: Astros vs. Yankees https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/10/06/al-wild-card-capsule-astros-vs-yankees/73430602/ October 6, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 6, 2015 New York City Game results Line score October 6, 2015 8:10pm (EDT) Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York, 67 F C, partly cloudy Houston HOU 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 New York NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Dallas Keuchel (1–0) Masahiro Tanaka (0–1) Luke Gregerson (1) Colby Rasmus (1), Carlos Gómez (1) 50,113 https://www.mlb.com/gameday/astros-vs-yankees/2015/10/06/446237#game_state=final,lock_state=final,game_tab=box,game=446237 Houston's Dallas Keuchel struck out seven batters and allowed only three hits in six innings of work, at one point retiring ten batters in a row before the Yankees had their one key threat come in the 6th with two base runners before a flyout to centerfield ended the threat. The Astros' bullpen then retired nine of ten Yankee batters for the victory.Dallas Keuchel, Astros shut out Yankees to advance to ALDS http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=351006110 https://web.archive.org/web/20151008021116/http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=351006110 dead October 8, 2015 October 7, 2015 ESPN News Services Associated Press ESPN Internet Ventures October 7, 2015 New York City The Astros were paced offensively by leadoff home runs by Colby Rasmus in the second inning and Carlos Gómez in the fourth, as New York starter Masahiro Tanaka struggled to find command of his pitches.https://www.mlb.com/news/astros-win-al-wild-card-game-against-yankees-c153509540 Dallas, Houston KO Yankees Hoch McTaggart Bryan Brian MLB Advanced Media, LP. October 7, 2015 mlb.com October 7, 2015 Tanaka lasted five innings, striking out three.Witz Billy Astros' Dallas Keuchel Dominates as Yankees Skid Into Winter https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/sports/baseball/dallas-keuchel-dominates-yankees-as-astros-win-wild-card-game.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0 October 7, 2015 The New York Times October 7, 2015 Houston's Jose Altuve scored Jonathan Villar from second base in the seventh inning against Yankee reliever Dellin Betances, the final run of the game.Lemire Joe Dallas Keuchel, Astros look like playoff vets in eliminating Yankees https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/10/06/dallas-keuchel-brilliant-astros-shutout-yankees-reach-alds-alwc/73495318/ October 7, 2015 USA Today Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc. October 7, 2015 New York City Both teams had five runners left on base, but the Yankees never saw a runner touch third base.https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA201510060.shtml 2015 American League Wild Card (ALWC) Game 1, Houston Astros vs New York Yankees: October 6, 2015 References 30em External links 446237 400847794 NYA/NYA201510060 B10060NYA2015 American League Wild Card Game Category:Baseball competitions in New York City Category:Major League Baseball Wild Card Game Category:Houston Astros postseason Category:New York Yankees postseason American League Wild Card Game American League Wild Card Game Category:2010s in the Bronx