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Astros reinstate first baseman José Abreu from injured list
He was batting sixth and playing first base as the Astros looked to win a third straight over the Red Sox. Abreu has been out since Aug. 10 with lumbar spine inflammation. The 36-year-old had two cortisone shots in his back soon after he was placed on the injured list and said then that he’d […]
Continue readingHouston Astros place 1B Jose Abreu, RHP Phil Maton on IL
The Astros recalled infielder David Hensley and left-hander Parker Mushinski from Triple-A Sugar Land to take the roster spots of Abreu (lumbar spine inflammation) and Maton (right elbow contusion). The move involving Abreu is retroactive to Thursday. Abreu, 36, is batting .234 with 10 home runs and 56 RBIs in 110 games during his first […]
Continue readingDynasty! Love ’em or loathe ’em, the World Series champion Astros are an all-time team
HOUSTON — The orange-clad spectators beneath the roof of Minute Maid Park were blaring. The train above the Crawford Boxes was whistling. Around the infield, a small horde of jubilant players turned into a writhing pile of celebration. For the second time in franchise history, the Houston Astros are World Series champs. This time, they […]
Continue readingAstros-Phillies World Series Game 3 highlights and takeaways
After the Astros started quickly in Games 1 and 2, the Phillies returned the favor in Game 3, jumping out to a 4-0 lead after two innings, thanks to home runs by Bryce Harper, Brandon Marsh and Alec Bohm all contributing to the dinger tally Tuesday night. McCullers ended the evening with 4 1/3 innings […]
Continue readingAstros relievers Will Smith, Phil Maton left off ALDS roster
Maton, who had a 3.84 ERA in 67 games this season, on Tuesday told reporters that he had surgery Monday after suffering a fractured fifth metacarpal in his right pinkie when he punched his locker out of anger last Wednesday. “It was a short-sighted move and, ultimately, it was selfish,” Maton told reporters about the […]
Continue readingYordan Alvarez hits 3-run walk-off HR as Astros win Game 1
HOUSTON — The walk-off home run Houston Astros slugger Yordan Álvarez hit to cap a wild come-from-behind victory in Game 1 of the American League Division Series on Tuesday called to mind great blasts of Octobers past. It left the bat with all the ferocity and velocity of another postseason home run at Minute Maid […]
Continue reading‘We’re not done’: Confident Philadelphia Phillies win, secure first postseason berth in 11 years
HOUSTON — When the Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Joe Girardi after a 22-29 start to the season, it was hard to imagine that Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and interim manager Rob Thomson would be dancing in a champagne shower come October. But this team persevered through the tough start and an injury that took Harper […]
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