How to get a full-size print of Reddick’s catch in Game 3 of the ALCS for $2

See more photos from ALCS Game 2 >>> less Yankees fans scream from right field as Houston Astros right fielder Josh Reddick (22) fields a long fly ball from New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (18) to end the bottom of the fifth inning of Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium in New York on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019. Yankees fans scream from right field as Houston Astros right fielder Josh Reddick (22) fields a long fly ball from New York Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius (18) to end the bottom of the fifth inning of Game 3 ... more Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer Image 1 of / 242 Caption Close How to get a full-size print of Reddick’s catch in Game 3 of the ALCS for $2 1 / 242 Back to Gallery

The Houston Astros’ dominant victory over the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series last night is one for the memory box for several reasons: Gerrit Cole’s performance on the mound, Jose Altuve’s lead-off homer to get things cooking … and, of course, Josh Reddick’s fifth pop-fly catch to end the fifth inning.

While the catch was all-but routine (Yankees fans in the Bronx thought it had the makings of a home run at first), photos of the catch captured by Houston Chronicle photojournalists Karen Warren and Brett Coomer covering the series show the devastation felt by a number of Yankees fans wishing the ball was in their hands instead of Reddick’s glove.

A fan rests his head in his hand acknowledging the out. Another reaches out and yells, as if trying to pull the ball closer over the wall by force. Disappointment abounds on countless faces.

Both Warren and Coomer captured the spectacle from their respective field-level media boxes positioned at the ends of either dugout.

For Coomer, Reddick’s catch was one of dozens of shots he filed from Game 3. The play could have been disastrous for the Astros if the ball had lifted only a few more feet.

The Yankees’ Didi Gregorious was the go-ahead run at the plate in a 2-0 game in the top of the 5th inning, with two outs. Gregorious nailed Cole’s 99 mph pitch into right field, which left fans in an uproar at the prospect of ending the inning ahead of the Astros.

Coomer’s lens was trained on Cole during the windup and the pitch.

“I saw him look straight up (after the hit), and went ‘uh oh,’” Coomer told Chron.com Wednesday morning. “I lifted and found where the ball was and followed Reddick (waiting for him) to either jump up the fence or maybe a Yankees fan would grab the ball. When it fell in his glove right at the fence, that was pretty cool especially with all the fans.”

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“The fans behind him make the picture,” Coomer said.

Coomer didn’t realize how poetic the photo was until he saw it spread out on the back page of the Houston Chronicle’s sports section, the design of which was tweeted out by the Chronicle’s lead sports page designer late Tuesday night.

Warren, whose shot of Cole cheering after ending the sixth inning graces the front page of Wednesday’s sports section, also captured the catch and fans’ reactions. Photos of the catch have kept social media ablaze for much of Wednesday.

“If I happen to get a moment that people are talking about the next day, I feel like I have done my job,” Warren said. “But the next night, the pressure is right back on.”

The Astros take on the Yankees in Game 4 of the ALCS on Thursday night in New York.

Coomer’s frameable shot of the catch is featured on a full spread in Wednesday's print edition of the Houston Chronicle, which is available in stores throughout the Houston area for $2.

Jay R. Jordan covers breaking news in the Houston area. Read him on our breaking news site, Chron.com, and our subscriber site, HoustonChronicle.com | Follow him on Twitter at @JayRJordan | Email him at jay.jordan@chron.com