Astros’ Dusty Baker, Rangers’ Adolis García Tossed After Bench-Clearing Dust-Up The wild skirmish began after an errant pitch from Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu, who was also ejected. Sports Illustrated · Oct 21, 2023
Adolis Garcia angrily confronts catcher Martin Maldonado, not the pitcher, in bench-clearing melee after hit by pitch Was the pitch thrown at Adolis Garcia on purpose after he celebrated a huge home run? USA Today Sports Media Group · 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
Rangers’ Adolis García Celebrated His Massive Go-Ahead HR vs. Astros With an Epic Bat Spike The two-time All-Star turned in an electric celebration after mashing a huge home run. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2023
What’s going on with the roof at the Rangers’ stadium? Here's why it was opened for one game and closed for another. USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 20, 2023
What Michigan’s Cheating Scandal Means for the NFL With college football ensnared in sign-stealing allegations, the NFL should take this moment to do its own internal audit. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 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
Jim Harbaugh and Michigan just can’t stay in the NCAA’s good graces with sign-stealing allegations Jim Harbaugh and Michigan might be in some real trouble. Plus, Trevor Lawrence breaks the curse! USA Today Sports Media Group · 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
Jose Altuve’s Close Call With a High Pitch Is Even Wilder Through the Ump Cam The Astros star came really close to being totally hit in the head. Sports Illustrated · Oct 20, 2023
ALCS Umpire Had Such a Relatable Reaction After Getting Hit in Mask by Pitch Taking a 93-mph fastball to the face is never fun. Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 2023
MLB Fans Couldn’t Stop Laughing at Creed Lead Singer Scott Stapp for His Awkward Statement at Astros-Rangers He had strong Rob Lowe vibes. Sports Illustrated · Oct 19, 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
The best 2023 MLB postseason atmospheres, ranked Is there any doubt about No. 1? USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 17, 2023
Sports Illustrated · Oct 17, 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 SI:AM | Rangers Ride Starting Pitching to Victory Again Nathan Eovaldi stepped up in the clutch, just like Texas expected him to.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2023 Rangers Should Terrify MLB’s Remaining Playoff Teams Texas’s Game 1 win vs. Houston in the ALCS extended its playoff record to 6–0 and once again showed the club is a real threat to win the World Series.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 16, 2023 Astros Oxy uniform patch: What is it and why does Houston wear it? Here's the deal with that Houston Astros uniform patch everyone is talking about.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 16, 2023 Jose Altuve Made Costly Baserunning Blunder After Alex Bregman's Near-Home Run vs. Rangers Altuve made a costly, inning-ending mistake on the base paths in Game 1.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 14, 2023 MLB’s X-Factors That Will Shape the LCS Identifying the talent on the Phillies, Diamondbacks, Rangers and Astros that have the potential to shift a series.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 14, 2023 Max Scherzer’s Joke About ‘Hungover’ Pitching Wednesday Is Great Sign for Rangers The eight-time All-Star appears to be in good spirits ahead of Texas’s showdown with the Astros.
Sports Illustrated · Oct 13, 2023 A Guide to What Is—And Isn’t—Off the Record Many fans have exhibited a misunderstanding about what should and shouldn’t be reported.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 12, 2023 Saints-Texans could be overshadowed by Astros-Rangers in Sunday’s ALCS Game 1 Sunday's Saints-Texans game could be overshadowed by the Astros-Rangers playoff game 20 minutes uptown. Major League Baseball is fine-tuning its schedule for ALCS Game 1:
Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2023 Astros’ Justin Verlander Unleashes Vitriol on Rival Rangers in NSFW Victory Speech The veteran pitcher brought all the f-bombs to Houston's clubhouse celebration.