The New York Times – Sports:
Houston and Philadelphia will face off in a matchup of teams that have caught fire in the postseason. Game 1 is set for Friday in Houston.
Category: Houston Astros
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ALCS: Yankees Season Ends as Astros Head to World Series
The New York Times – Sports:
The gap between the American League’s two best teams proved awfully wide, with Houston heading to the World Series as the Yankees wonder what went wrong.
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ALCS: Astros Rolling Even as Jose Altuve Struggles
The New York Times – Sports:
Jose Altuve’s double on Saturday was his first hit of the postseason and Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker are struggling against the Yankees. Regardless, Houston is up, 3-0.
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ALCS: Astros on Verge of Eliminating Yankees
The New York Times – Sports:
Houston’s pitchers combined to allow only three hits in Game 3, keeping their team a perfect 6-0 this postseason.
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ALCS: Alex Bregman’s Homer Gives Astros Win Over Yankees in Game 2
The New York Times – Sports:
A three-run homer by Alex Bregman was all the scoring Houston needed to support Framber Valdez and the Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason.
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How Pitchers Are Lasting Deeper Into Games This Postseason
The New York Times – Sports:
While not exactly a return to the days of complete games, starters in this year’s postseason have completed at least six innings more than twice as often as they did in last year’s playoffs.
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ALCS: Justin Verlander Dominates for Astros in Win Over Yankees
The New York Times – Sports:
Justin Verlander struck out 11 batters and Houston beat up on the Yankees’ bullpen in a convincing Game 1 victory.
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Yankees Beat Guardians in Game 5, Advancing to ALCS
The New York Times – Sports:
Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge gave the Yankees an early lead in Game 5 of their division series and Nestor Cortes and the bullpen made it last. Next up: the Houston Astros.
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Underdog Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres Head to NLCS
The New York Times – Sports:
The 111-win Dodgers and defending champion Atlanta are gone, and Cleveland hopes to outlast the Yankees. The Astros’ doing what was expected of them makes them the outlier.