Yankees make dubious history with latest ALCS loss to Astros

The New York Yankees’ run in the MLB postseason ended with a sweeping defeat against the Houston Astros on Sunday night, 6-5.

The Astros got big hits from Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman and Jeremy Pena in big moments. The team also took advantage of a defensive error from Gleyber Torres in the seventh inning that allowed the go-ahead rally.

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While the Astros get to move onto their fourth World Series appearance in six years, the Yankees are again ending a season without a ring or even an appearance. The team has not made it to the World Series since 2009 – the last time New York won the title.

Since 2009, the Yankees have made five American League Championship Series and have lost them all. New York is the first team to lose five straight ALCS appearances, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

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In the same span, the Yankees won four division titles and hit the 100-win mark twice. Aaron Judge, this season, set the American League record with 62 home runs in a single season.

"I could sit here and make excuses about if a ball falls this way, a ball drops that way or a pitch is made here and there. But what it comes down to is they just played better than us," Judge said after the game.

The Yankees were 2-5 during the regular season against the Astros. Houston and the Seattle Mariners were the only American League teams the Yankees were under .500 against.

Houston will now play the Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Matthew Perry Said He ‘Punched A Hole’ Through Jennifer Aniston’s Wall Upon Hearing Chris Farley Died

“Friends” actor Matthew Perry is revealing more details from his life as an addict, including an incident when he reacted with violence upon learning comedian Chris Farley died.

The 53-year-old star recalled the incident as part of his upcoming memoir, “Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing,” which is out November 1. Perry has already been making headlines for detailing some of the more shocking truths about his addiction struggle.

In the book, the “Friends” star said “SNL” comedian Farley was his contemporary, and both heavily used drugs and alcohol in 1997. Perry said he was taking 55 Vicodin pills per day at that point. Then he learned of Farley’s overdose death.

“Then, Chris Farley died,” Perry wrote. “His disease had progressed faster than mine had. (Plus, I had a healthy fear of the word ‘heroin,’ a fear we did not share.)”

He reacted strongly to the news. “I punched a hole through Jennifer Aniston’s dressing room wall when I found out,” he wrote. Farley was 33 when he died on December 18, 1997. 

In another excerpt from the book, Perry detailed how Aniston was one of the few friends willing to confront him about his addictions. He told ABC’s Diane Sawyer about the specifics during a promo interview for his upcoming memoir, as The Daily Wire previously reported

“Jennifer,” Sawyer prompted, and Perry nodded, confirming Aniston was the one who said something. “Jenny, yeah,” he replied

“She says, ‘We know you’re drinking,’” Sawyer continued.

“Yeah. Imagine how scary a moment that was,” Perry said. “She was the one that reached out the most. You know, I’m really grateful to her for that.”

“I’ve probably spent $9 million or something trying to get sober,” Perry told The New York Times of his efforts. He also mentions in the book that one catalyst for quitting drugs and alcohol was almost dying when his colon burst from opioid abuse. He spent weeks in a coma and then had to use a colostomy bag for nine months.

Perry said, “the doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live.”

“I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that,” he continued.

The fear of permanently using a colostomy bag is one reason Perry says he’s able to avoid temptations. 

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