<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> 2017 American League Championship Series </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Teams </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Team ( Wins ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manager </Td> <Td> Season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Houston Astros ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> A.J. Hinch </Td> <Td> 101 -- 61 (. 623 ) , 21 GA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> New York Yankees ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Joe Girardi </Td> <Td> 91 -- 71 (. 562 ) , 2 GB </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dates </Th> <Td> October 13 -- 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MVP </Th> <Td> Justin Verlander ( Houston ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Umpires </Th> <Td> Mark Carlson ( Games 3 -- 7 ) , Gary Cederstrom ( crew chief ) , Chad Fairchild ( Games 1 -- 2 ) , Chris Guccione , Jerry Meals , Jim Reynolds , Hunter Wendelstedt </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> ALDS </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians ( 3 -- 2 ) </Li> <Li> Houston Astros defeated Boston Red Sox ( 3 -- 1 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Broadcast </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Television </Th> <Td> FS1 ( Games 1 , 3 -- 7 ) Fox ( Game 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TV announcers </Th> <Td> Joe Buck , John Smoltz , Ken Rosenthal , and Tom Verducci </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Radio </Th> <Td> ESPN </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Radio announcers </Th> <Td> Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> ← 2016 </Td> <Td> ALCS </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> 2017 World Series </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who won the american league pennant in 2017
Houston Astros