Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Start your morning with some of the best Astros links around Check out the rest of the Crawfish Boxes here Astros News It was a gritty performance but the Astros pushed past the Yanks to go up 2-1 in the ALCS (Astros.com)And once again Gerrit Cole played the hero, this time without his best stuff (The Athletic, $$$)Not to mention that Cole is currently in the midst of one of the greatest winning streaks ever (Sports Illustrated)He’s also part of an old school pitching style that is driving the Astros’ run this season (Sporting News)Altuve clubbed his 12th playoff homer in the 1st inning and took the vicious Bronx crowd out of it early (Astros.com)A crowd that was loud, rude, and disrespectful to players and the game (USA Today)Has Josh Reddick seized the starting RF position for the rest of the playoffs? (The Athletic, $$$)I guess if the Astros are hitting someone is tipping, right? (For the Win)Check out these Astros fans who showed up at Yankees stadium for this one (KHOU 11)This Yankees fan was big mad last night (CUT4) Around the League The Nationals will play in the World Series for the first time after sweeping the Cardinals (Federal Baseball)And if it wasn’t clear, they’re peaking at the right time of the season (538 Sports)Howie Kendrick has secured NLCS MVP honors after going bananas on Cardinals pitching (MLB.com)In spite of baseball’s youth movement, it was the old guys who really brought it home for the Nats (Sporting News)The Cardinals were blown out in the first inning of the game and just couldn’t make it all the way back (AP News)Let’s take a look at the career of baseball great Brian McCann (FanGraphs)

Plus, more Houston dining intel Welcome to AM Intel, a (mostly) daily round-up of Houston’s hottest bits of dining intel. Trying to stay on top of Space City’s endlessly vibrant dining scene? Keep up with the hottest new openings, essential eateries, and more by subscribing to the Eater Houston newsletter, and following us on Twitter and Facebook. Karbach places pride on the line with Astros ALCS bet With the American League Championship Series set to continue tonight as the Astros face off with the Yankees back in Houston, Space City’s own Karbach Brewing has placed a major bet on the series’s conclusion with New York City’s Blue Point Brewing. Here’s the wager: if the Yankees win, Karbach will have to brew and serve Blue Point’s Pinstripe Pils, which comes complete with Yankee branding. If (when?) the Astros win, Blue Point will have to brew Karbach’s Crawford Bock in New York. Houston’s departs the Galleria After nearly 40 years, Houston’s has officially closed the doors to its longtime Westheimer Road location near the Galleria. Per Houstonia, Houston’s owners Hillstone Restaurant Group say that “circumstances beyond our reasonable control prevented us from operating to our standards at Houston’s on Westheimer.” The chain’s Kirby location is unaffected by the closure, which is reportedly related to issues with the building’s lease, and will remain open.

The Top Chef Masters winner arrives in Houston with an ode to his childhood.

Carlos Correa said the Astros will have the mindset they are playing Wednesday until told otherwise.