Astros beat Yankees to reach World Series

Houston Astros have reached Major League Baseball's World Series for the first time since 2005 after they beat the New York Yankees 4-0 in game seven of their American League Championship Series.

The Astros, who rallied from a 3-2 series deficit, will face the Dodgers when the World Series begins on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Astros starting pitcher Charlie Morton threw five shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out five.

Reliever Lance McCullers Jr. replaced Morton to start the sixth and recorded his first career save after pitching four scoreless innings and striking out six.

"This city man, they deserve this," McCullers said of Houston, which was ravaged by Hurricane Harvey in late August.

"This is awesome."

The Astros scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth with the key hit coming off the bat of catcher Brian McCann, who lined a two-out double into the right field corner to score two and push the lead to 4-0.

The only previous time the Astros made it this far, they were a National League team when they were swept 4-1 by the Chicago White Sox 12 years ago.