Don’t be Distracted, Astros’ Jose Altuve Is the Real Star of a Chaotic ALCS Game 5 In a game that won’t soon be forgotten, the Houston second baseman cemented his place among postseason royalty. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2023
Astros, Rangers Benches Clear After Hit-by-Pitch Leads to Very Questionable Ejection The highly anticipated all-Texas ALCS finally boiled over. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2023
The Astros Own the Rangers’ Ballpark, and Are Now in Control of the ALCS Houston’s consecutive thumpings have evened the ALCS with Texas 2–2. Can the Rangers regain momentum? Or are the Astros just too good? Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2023
Abreu, Alvarez and Altuve help Astros pull even in ALCS with 10-3 win over Rangers in Game 4 José Abreu hit a three-run homer right after Yordan Alvarez’s tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Houston Astros pulled even in the AL Championship Series with a 10-3 victory over the Texas Rangers in Game 4 The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2023
Rangers’ Risky Bet on a Rusty Max Scherzer Opens the Door to Astros in ALCS The 39-year-old made his first start in more than a month in Game 3. The decision may have let the defending World Series champions back into a tight series. Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2023
David Ortiz Couldn’t Resist Trolling Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez Over 2004 ALCS Comeback The former Red Sox DH saw his opportunity and jumped at it. Sports Illustrated · Oct 17, 2023
Rangers – Astros announcers: Who’s calling the 2023 ALCS on Fox and FS1? Here's who's on the mic in the 2023 ALCS. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 16, 2023
Abreu homers again to power Astros past Twins 3-2 and into 7th straight ALCS José Abreu homered for the third time in two games for the Houston Astros in a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Twins The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023
Astros Continue to Carry an Air of Inevitability This year’s slightly different cast seems to make no difference. Houston is one win away from its seventh straight ALCS after handily defeating Minnesota in Tuesday’s Game 3. Sports Illustrated · Oct 11, 2023
Ex-Astros Player’s Sign-Stealing Revelation Will Leave Yankees Fans Fuming He offered an interesting detail about the go-ahead home run he hit in Game 7 of the 2017 ALCS. Sports Illustrated · Apr 10, 2023
Gerrit Cole hopes addition of Carlos Rodon gives Yankees best shot to end Astros jinx The Yankees will likely be answering plenty of questions about the Astros over the next eight months after being eliminated by Houston in the ALCS for the third time in six seasons. Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023
Yankees’ Cole Shares Honest Opinion of ALCS Loss to Astros The five-time All-Star didn’t shy away from sharing his thoughts on New York’s ending to last season. Sports Illustrated · Feb 16, 2023
Mariano Rivera Says Yankees Manager Aaron Boone Should Be Fired The Hall of Fame closer didn’t mince words following New York getting swept by the Astros in the ALCS. Sports Illustrated · Oct 27, 2022
Pedro Martínez Trolls Yankees, Fans After ALCS Sweep The Hall of Famer didn’t hesitate to ask New Yorkers just one question. Sports Illustrated · Oct 24, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 24, 2022 Kate Upton celebrated the Astros’ ALCS win with yet another awesome custom Justin Verlander jacket Everyone wants to buy this jacket.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 24, 2022 Lance McCullers Jr. had a really smart reason for wearing an elbow guard to the Astros’ ALCS celebration This is very smart.
Tribune News Service · Oct 24, 2022 Astros sweep Yankees to advance to World Series After carrying the Yankees all season, it came down to Aaron Judge. The slugger who set an American League and Yankees’ franchise record for home runs, had one last chance to keep what could be his last season with the Yankees alive. The outfielder grounded out to the pitcher and…
Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2022 MLB Announces Update on Start Time For Yankees-Astros ALCS Game 4 The game will start an hour and a half after originally scheduled.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 23, 2022 Astros Showing Yankees How Far They Have to Go New York will have to win four straight to advance to the World Series. That seems like a stretch.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 23, 2022 MLB fans had lots jokes about a Yankees fan at Game 3 of ALCS who looked so much like Babe Ruth Many wondered if this fella could step in and help the Yankees.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 22, 2022 Stop Blaming the Umpires for Everything Bad calls live on forever. Some of the most infamous examples: Don Denkinger in Game 6 of the 1985 World Series. A.J. Pierzynski’s reaching on a dropped third strike that wasn’t in ALCS Game 2 in 2005.Kent Hrbek’s pulling Ron Gant off first base and tagging him out in Game…
Tribune News Service · Oct 21, 2022 Aaron Boone has decisions to make as Yankees look to climb back into ALCS Aaron Boone is considering some lineup changes for Game 3 of the Yankees’ ALCS series against the Houston Astros. But he’s not showing his hand just yet.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2022 The Yankees Didn’t Lose to the Astros Because of an Open Roof Last night’s game should have been thrilling. The two best teams in the American League playing in one of the highest-stakes games of the season. A win for the Astros meant the Yankees would be in a difficult 0–2 hole; a win for the Yankees would’ve tied the series, 1–1,…
Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2022 Astros’ McCullers Jr. Missing ALCS Game 3 After Celebration Injury The right-hander’s scheduled start will be pushed back.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2022 Yankees Slip Into a Power Struggle for the Ages in ALCS Down 2–0 to Houston in the ALCS, New York will count on Gerrit Cole to make up for its shortcomings at the plate.