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Yankees unable to rally, fall into 0-2 hole in ALCS clash with Astros

HOUSTON — Aaron Judge ran up the first base line with his bat in his right hand in the eighth inning Thursday night, hoping he’d broken the spell. The Yankees slugger watched in almost disbelief as the fly ball he hit hard died just over the right-field warning track and…

Tribune News Service · Oct 21, 2022

Orioles bullpen falters in 11-10 loss to Astros, wasting standout offensive performance

BALTIMORE — There won’t be any second-guessing the pitch selection. Félix Bautista, who has been a stout closer for the Orioles this season, was one strike away from sealing a fourth victory for Baltimore. With Kyle Tucker at the plate, Bautista hurled his splitter — a pitch that ranks among…

Tribune News Service · Sep 25, 2022

Tigers muster little again, swept by Astros

DETROIT — The clock struck midnight on the 2022 Tigers Tuesday night, the 6-3 loss to the Astros mathematically eliminating them from the postseason for the eighth straight season.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Yankees’ Luis Severino catches Kyle Tucker stealing home while the pitcher was fixing his PitchCom device

Well, this was certainly an attempt by Kyle Tucker.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 1, 2022

Carlos Carrasco, Mets pummeled by Astros

NEW YORK — The first round of boos was directed toward Jose Altuve, a face of the 2017 Astros, the most reviled team in recent baseball history, when he stepped to the plate to begin the game Tuesday night.

Newsday · Jun 29, 2022

Yankees fall, 3-1, to ageless wonder Justin Verlander and Astros

NEW YORK — Playing in front of a sellout crowd at Yankee Stadium that could best be described as feral, the Yankees and Astros were locked in a staring contest for five innings.

Tribune News Service · Jun 25, 2022

Nathan Eovaldi ties MLB record by allowing five home runs in one inning as Red Sox get blasted by Astros

BOSTON — Not one, not two, not three, not four. Five.

Boston Herald · May 18, 2022

Despite solid outing by Marco Gonzales, Mariners fall to Astros 3-0

HOUSTON — The ball rocketed off Jeremy Pena’s bat at a speed and trajectory that made its result a given.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Texas Rangers’ Martin Perez flirted with perfection, but so did Astros’ Justin Verlander

ARLINGTON, Texas — Everything was going so perfectly for the Texas Rangers.

Tribune News Service · Apr 28, 2022

Unforced errors in every phase shows Rangers must learn how not to lose before starting to win

ARLINGTON, Texas – The Rangers will be beat often enough this year. Despite their offseason investment, they are still short of much of the American League when the game comes down to talent vs. talent. That is known and accepted.

Tribune News Service · Apr 27, 2022