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World Series Game 1: Best moments from Phillies’ stunning win
The Philadelphia Phillies made the improbable happen in Game 1 against the Houston Astros. After going down 5-0 in the third inning, largely due to two home runs by Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker, the Phillies buckled down and clawed their way back, tying it up on a J.T. Realmuto double in the fifth. Neither team […]
Continue readingIs an Astros World Series win inevitable? Inside their pursuit of perfection
NEW YORK — There’s a hardness to this Houston Astros team, one honed by years hearing every insult imaginable, existing as flypaper for vitriol, living a life of perpetual villainy. It’s something that, by now, everyone who wears the uniform understands won’t wane, because the narratives that surround them are more stone carvings than pencil […]
Continue readingWhat the Astros and Phillies need to do to win the 2022 World Series
The 2022 World Series matchup is set. Starting Friday, the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies will clash for the Commissioner’s Trophy in a meeting of one league’s favorite and the other league’s biggest underdog. Under MLB’s new playoff format, the Phillies entered as the sixth and final seed in the National League but advanced all […]
Continue readingAstros to start Cristian Javier in ALCS Game 3 vs. Yankees
Houston Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. has been pushed back a day and will start Game 4 after suffering a small cut on his throwing elbow from a thrown champagne bottle Saturday. “Unfortunately, after the victory in Seattle, I caught a spare champagne bottle to the elbow bone,” McCullers said. Up 2-0 in the best-of-seven […]
Continue reading‘This guy, he’s different’: What it’s like to watch Yordan Alvarez up close
At the beginning of the Houston Astros’ 2019 spring training, Michael Brantley couldn’t believe what he was witnessing. Brantley is regarded as one of the purest professional hitters of his generation, a left fielder whose bat control and swing decisions had convinced the team to lavish $16 million a year on him in free agency. […]
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 reading2022 MLB playoffs: Our predictions from the wild-card games through the World Series
The 2022 MLB playoffs begin Friday afternoon, debuting a new format with 12 teams hoping to raise this year’s World Series trophy. The Dodgers — who enter October with MLB’s best record and a franchise record number of wins — look to add another title to prove their 2020 championship was no fluke. Meanwhile, the […]
Continue readingSweep gives Astros season series vs. Yankees, but Aaron Boone says ‘it’s not going to matter unless’ it’s October
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros opened the second half of the season by sweeping the New York Yankees in a doubleheader Thursday to inch closer in the standings to the team with baseball’s best record. Yordan Alvarez and Alex Bregman both homered and combined for five RBI as the Astros completed the sweep with a […]
Continue readingFramber Valdez, Houston Astros author ‘special’ day, striking out 20 in win over Los Angeles Angels
HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout finished 0-for-11 with nine strikeouts in a three-game series and Los Angeles hitters fanned 20 times, equaling a major league record, as the Houston Astros won 4-2 for a sweep on Sunday. Rookie Jeremy Pena homered twice, capped by a two-run drive with two outs in the […]
Continue readingAaron Judge, New York Yankees end hitless drought, rally for victory
NEW YORK — Aaron Judge walked over to the stands and gave his bat to Spike Lee, a New York Yankees fan famous for scripting Hollywood dramas. This weekend’s Yankees-Houston Astros series had all the ups, downs and twist endings audiences could handle. And when baseball’s award season arrives, bet on critics taking a hard […]
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