Astros' Peacock, Yankees' Green to start Game 6 of ALCS

HOUSTON (AP) — Brad Peacock is starting for the Houston Astros in Game 6 as they use a bullpen day to try to close out the AL Championship Series on Saturday night against a New York Yankees lineup again without slugger Giancarlo Stanton.

Peacock threw eight pitches in a scoreless eighth inning on Friday night. He will become the fourth pitcher in MLB history to finish a postseason game and then start the next day, and the first since 1924.

Manager AJ Hinch said he didn't even consider starting ace Gerrit Cole on short rest and feels confident going with Peacock after his solid outing in Game 5.

"He's really good at staying calm in what's going to be probably one of the more intense games that we've had this season up to date," Hinch said.

The Yankees also are using a bullpen day and starting reliever Chad Green. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in five appearances this postseason. He last pitched in Game 4 on Thursday night, when he allowed two hits and two runs in one inning.

New York manager Aaron Boone said Green is comfortable in that situation and is throwing the ball well.

"Hopefully he'll give us a little bit of length starting off," said Boone, anticipating that Green could go through the Astros' lineup once.

Edwin Encarnacion was back in the Yankees' lineup as the designed hitter after Stanton went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts as the DH in Game 5 on Friday night after missing the previous three games because of a strained right quadriceps suffered in the ALCS opener a week ago.

Boone said Stanton got through Friday's game OK, and that the switch was just one of those hard lineup decisions and not because of the lingering injury.

"I wanted to get Edwin back in there. I feel like he's got a big at-bat in him. I feel the same way about (Stanton)...

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