Tag: Houston Astros
Astros tie World Series at one game apiece
The Houston Astros have found a way to tie the 2021 World Series at one game apiece. On Wednesday from…
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Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros win division titles on same night
We now know two more division champions from the 2021 Major League Baseball regular season. On Thursday, the Atlanta Braves…
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Blue Jays trade outfielder Derek Fisher to Brewers
Updated:The Toronto Blue Jays traded outfielder Derek Fisher of Lebanon, PA to the Milwaukee Brewers for cash considerations and a…
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Astros sign Pedro Baez from the Dodgers
The Houston Astros have come to financial terms on a contract with right-handed relief pitcher Pedro Baez of Bani, Dominican…
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Houston Astros one win away from historic comeback
Updated:The Houston Astros are looking to be only the second Major League Baseball team ever to win a playoff series…
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Houston Astros stay alive in ALCS thanks to Carlos Correa’s game-winning homer
Updated:The Houston Astros are alive in the 2020 Major League Baseball Playoffs. In game five of the American League Championship…
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Teams in the American and National League Championship Series determined
Updated:We now know the four teams left in the 2020 Major League Baseball playoffs. This past week the Tampa Bay…
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Pitching, home runs key reasons for teams success in Wild Card round
The eight short wild card series have now been completed in the Major League Baseball playoffs. The series were definitely…
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Dusty Baker deserves credit for Astros knocking out the Twins
Updated:This was supposed to be an incredibly difficult task for veteran manager Dusty Baker of Riverside, CA. The 71-year-old was…
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Season-ending knee surgery for Yordan Alvarez could spell doom for Astros
Updated:It appears that the 2020 Major League Baseball season is over for Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez of Las…
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Astros scandal leaves three MLB teams scrambling for new managers
Updated:Major League Baseball had a brutal last week with three prominent franchises parting ways with their coaches a month before…
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Astros trade Jake Marisnick to Mets
Updated:The Houston Astros traded outfielder Jake Marisnick of Riverside, CA to the New York Mets on Thursday for minor league…
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Washington Nationals win a historic sixth game in 2019 World Series
Updated:The Washington Nationals won an historic sixth game in the 2019 World Series by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday. For…
Read more »Pitching from unsuspected contributors has helped Astros take 3-2 World Series lead
Heading into the World Series, the Houston Astros were going to be using aces Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole a…
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Road team wins first three games of World Series for eighth time ever
Updated:So far in the 2019 World Series, an interesting trend has taken place. The road team has won the first…
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Controversial comments made by the Houston Astros are overshadowing the World Series
Updated:Update: On October 24, one day after the story was published on The Sports Daily, the Astros fired Taubman. One…
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A Jose Altuve walk-off home run sends Astros back to World Series
Updated:In Ben Reiter’s book Astroball, Jeff Luhnow stated that once a player the size of Jose Altuve can produce at…
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ALCS: Michael Brantley with the catch of the postseason against the Yankees (Video)
Updated:In one of the most memorable plays in postseason history, Astros outfielder Michael Brantley went all out to help secure…
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ALCS: Carlos Correa hits a walk-off home run against the Yankees to tie the series (Video)
Updated:You just knew that there would be fireworks when the Astros and Yankees were set to face off against one…
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Astros flip Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley in batting order
Updated:During the 2019 Houston Astros regular season, it was common to see outfielder George Springer of New Britain, CT hit…
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Justin Verlander gets 3000 career strikeouts and 300 strikeouts for the season on the same night
Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander of Manakin, VA had an historic night on the mound Saturday in a 6-3 Astros…
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Houston Astros win American League West title
Updated:The Houston Astros are the 2019 American League West Division champions. The Astros clinched their third consecutive American League West Division…
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Gerrit Cole becomes 18th Major League Baseball pitcher to record 300 strikeouts in a season
Gerrit Cole of Newport Beach, CA made Major League Baseball history on Wednesday when he recorded his 300th strikeout of…
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Cole or Verlander? Deciding the winner of the AL Cy Young Award
Updated:While the Astros will be competing for their second World Series title since 2017, two members of their pitching staff…
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Houston Astros’ two-game offensive surge is one for the ages
Updated:What the Houston Astros have been able to accomplish in their last two games has been quite simply, remarkable. On…
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Justin Verlander notches third career no hitter in 2-0 Astros win over Blue Jays
Justin Verlander of Manakin-Sabot, Virginia recorded his third career no-hitter on Sunday in the Houston Astros 2-0 win over the…
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Houston Astros enjoying a perfect August with five straight wins
Many people in baseball might have expected the Houston Astros to be great once they acquired ace Zack Greinke from…
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Houston Astros acquire Zack Greinke, Aaron Sanchez in major trade deadline push
Updated:The Houston Astros now have the most dangerous starting rotation in Major League Baseball. On Wednesday, they acquired Zack Greinke…
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Jose Altuve turning his season around for the Astros
As the Major League Baseball regular season is approaching August, the Houston Astros need to get excited about the recent hot…
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