Baseball-Astros beat Yankees in Game Seven to reach World Series

Oct 21 (Reuters) - The Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 4-0 on Saturday to clinch the American League pennant in Game Seven of their championship series and reach Major League Baseball's World Series for the first time since 2005.

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

Astros starting pitcher Charlie Morton threw five shutout innings, allowing two hits and a walk while striking out five. (Reporting by Rory Carroll; Editing by Peter Rutherford; )