Jose Altuve’s two-out, two-run homer off Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth inning left the Yankees with a stunning 6-4 loss to the Astros in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series, Newsday's Yankees beat writer Erik Boland recaps all the action.


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