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Chas McCormick’s ninth-inning catch saves Astros in Game 5
PHILADELPHIA — After he leaped against the right-center-field scoreboard and secured the catch of his life — a catch that, depending on what the Houston Astros do the rest of this week, could go down as one of the most memorable and important in baseball history — Chas McCormick just laid there, back to the […]
Continue readingCarlos Correa who? How Jeremy Pena replaced an Astros icon, without the team losing a step
THIS WINTER, THE Houston Astros were at a fork in the road. Their longtime shortstop, Carlos Correa, was one of the faces of the franchise, a player who stood up for the clubhouse amid the criticism the team faced from its trash-can-banging, sign-stealing scandal. He was one of the first players the Astros chose during […]
Continue readingAstros-Phillies World Series Game 5 highlights and takeaways
The Houston Astros earned a 3-2 series lead over the Philadelphia Phillies with a 3-2 win in Game 5 of the 2022 World Series. History is on the Astros’ side as the series heads back to Houston. Per ESPN Stats & Information research, seven of the last nine teams that went home with a 3-2 […]
Continue readingJill Biden joins Stand Up to Cancer tribute at World Series
Biden arrived at Citizens Bank Park shortly before the tribute, which occurred just after the Houston Astros scored five runs in the top of the inning to take a 5-0 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies. Attendees held up signs with the names of people they want to pay tribute to. Biden’s were for son Beau, […]
Continue readingAstros sweep Yankees to reach 4th World Series in 6 years
NEW YORK — The Houston Astros made going to the World Series look easy. This is October, after all, the time of year when it’s easy to pencil in the Astros for making a deep postseason run — and 2022 marked their sixth straight trip to the American League Championship Series. And somehow, this year’s […]
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 readingAnthony Rizzo to lead off as Yankees shuffle lineup for Game 3
Facing Houston Astros right-hander Cristian Javier, New York will lead off with first baseman Anthony Rizzo, move Harrison Bader down from the leadoff spot to No. 6, start Oswaldo Cabrera at shortstop, shift Giancarlo Stanton to left field and slide Matt Carpenter into the designated hitter role. Astros 1. Jose Altuve, 2B 2. Jeremy Pena, […]
Continue readingMLB championship series Saturday: Live updates, highlights, takeaways
The 2022 MLB playoffs are down to just four teams, each vying for a spot in this year’s World Series. The American League Championship Series shifted to the Bronx for Game 3 but saw similar results as the Houston Astros pushed the New York Yankees to the brink of elimination with a 5-0 win. After […]
Continue readingYankees’ bats fall silent as unbeaten Astros dominate Game 3
NEW YORK — The New York Yankees clubhouse went silent. During the regular season — win or loss — New York always played music over the speakers after games. But that pattern died Saturday after the Yankees lost 5-0 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series, putting them in a 3-0 deficit to […]
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. […]
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