Alex Bregman leads way as Houston Astros go two up on Yankees in ALCS

• Bregman homers as Astros edge Yankees in Game 2 of ALCS
• Houston lead 2-0 in best-of-seven-games series for pennant

Alex Bregman hit an early three-run homer, Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings and the Houston Astros edged the New York Yankees 3-2 Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Championship Series.

Yankees slugger Aaron Judge just missed a two-run homer in the eighth when his drive was caught just in front of the short wall by right fielder Kyle Tucker. The ball would've landed in the short right-field porch at Yankee Stadium, Statcast showed with the roof open at Minute Maid Park, the wind might've knocked down Judge's bid.