{"id":5475,"date":"2024-09-29T08:09:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T08:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=5475"},"modified":"2024-09-29T08:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T08:09:26","slug":"yankees-gain-home-field-advantage-until-world-series-after-astros-beat-guardians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=5475","title":{"rendered":"Yankees gain home-field advantage until World Series after Astros beat Guardians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who said the Astros never never did anything good for the Yankees?<\/p>\n<p>After the Yankees\u00a0lost a second straight game\u00a0and missed a chance to lock up the American League\u2019s top seed for the playoffs, the Astros did it for them by beating the Guardians on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>That ensured that the Yankees will have home-field advantage through the ALCS \u2014 where they might very well meet the Astros, their playoff nemesis.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image 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