It’s Rangers and Diamondbacks in the World Series
Two Wild Card clubs are MLB league champions and the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks now move on to the World Series. Both league championships series were seven game thrillers,...
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Rangers and Phillies Up 2-0 in League Championship Series
The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers both finished the regular season with records of 92-70 in the American League West, but the Astros were the division champions based on their...
The Houston Astros are getting hot at the right time. Real hot.
Jose Abreu drove in seven runs on a pair of home runs—including a grand slam—to lead Houston to a 12-3 victory over Texas in Arlington on September 6th. The win...
Houston’s Framber Valdez Pitches No-Hitter; Justin Verlander Rejoins Astros
It took just 93 pitches for Houston left hander Framber Valdez to throw the Astros’ 16th no hitter, the first by a southpaw, on August 1st when Houston beat the...
Astros Are World Series Champs
Yordan Alvarez hit a three run homer in the sixth inning and Astros pitchers held the Phillies to just three hits as Houston beat Philadelphia 4-1 at Minute Maid Park...
Astros Pitchers Combine for 1st World Series No Hitter in 66 Years
In the 1956 World Series, New York Yankees righthander Don Larsen pitched a no hitter—and a perfect game at that—against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Since then, there had been no more...
Phillies Hit Record Five Home Runs in Victory and Take a 2-1 Lead in World Series
If there is any lingering doubt that the Philadelphia Phillies weren’t a legitimate threat to win the World Series despite being the lowest National League seeded club, it should have...
Astros and Phillies Advance to World Series
The National and American League Pennant winners both were decided on October 23rd, one of which was a favorite and one that has been the biggest surprise of the postseason....
Astros Stage Big Comeback to Overtake Mariners in Game 1 of Division Series
Justin Verlander had an uncharacteristically bad outing in Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners on October 11th. Verlander, one of the...
Astros Clinch Playoff Berth Behind 3 Home Run Performance by Yordan Alvarez
Yordan Alvarez hit home runs in his first three at bats to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-0 win over the Oakland Athletics on September 16th. The Astros (95-50)...
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