Baseball History Has Been Made in the ALCS and NLCS as Both Tighten Up

We went from a pair of possible sweeps to a pair of great series in both the ALCS and the NLCS. Both series have made baseball history as well.

The Houston Astros came-from-behind to beat the Texas Rangers on Friday night in Game 5 of the ALCS.

By virtue of the 5-4 win, the Astros have a 3-2 series lead over the Rangers as the series shifts back to Houston. The 'Stros are one win away from another trip to the World Series.

In the NLCS, the Arizona Diamondbacks came from behind to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5. As a result of that win, the series is now tied at 2-2 with one more in Arizona to play.

These series, which both started out as 2-0 leads for the Rangers and Phillies, have turned very interesting, very quickly. They've also made history, per ESPN Stats & Info:

With the Diamondbacks win, this is the first year in postseason history in which one LCS had the road team win the first 4 games and the other LCS had the home team win the first 4 games.

With the Diamondbacks win, this is the first year in postseason history in which one LCS had the road team win the first 4 games and the other LCS had the home team win the first 4 games. pic.twitter.com/X76OxiEBWL

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 21, 2023

The road team has won all five games in the ALCS now. Jose Altuve delivered the big blast in that game on Friday, hitting a three-run home run in the ninth inning.

Game 6 of the series will be played Sunday night at Minute Maid Park. First pitch will be 8:03 p.m. ET as Framber Valdez (HOU) pitches against Nathan Eovaldi (TEX).

Valdez is 0-2 with an 11.57 ERA this postseason while Eovaldi is 3-0 with a 2.29.

The NCLS Game 5 will be played on Saturday night at 8:07 p.m. ET. Zack Wheeler (PHI) goes against Zac Gallen (ARI) in a battle of aces.

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