Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Alvarez and Tucker provide the dynamite in 5-1 win It’s a good thing the Astros have the road-field advantage for the rest of the season. They just might have a chance for the playoffs after all. Was this the same team tonight that sleep-walked its way to a recent 3-9 tailspin? After getting swept by the last-place Royals at home … [Read more...] about Astros Pull Out of Tailspin. Verlander Gem and Two Homers Put Stros Up On Mariners 1.5 Games
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Rangers back Gray with 3 straight homers, beat Angels 5-1 to maintain AL West lead
Adolis García, Mitch Garver and Nathaniel Lowe hit consecutive home runs in the sixth inning, and the first-place Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 for their sixth straight victory. Texas maintained its 2 1/2-game lead in the AL West over Houston, which won 5-1 at Seattle to drop the skidding Mariners four games behind the Rangers with six to play. Marcus Semien … [Read more...] about Rangers back Gray with 3 straight homers, beat Angels 5-1 to maintain AL West lead
Texans coach DeMeco Ryans says WR Tank Dell ‘shows up every week’
If familiarity breeds comfortability, then Houston Texans rookie wide receiver Tank Dell should feel right at home with the Bobby Slowik-led offense and his quarterback, C.J. Stroud. The Florida native felt right at home on Sunday at the Jacksonville Jaguars as he finished the game with a career-high 145 yards receiving on five catches and a touchdown, helping lead the Texans … [Read more...] about Texans coach DeMeco Ryans says WR Tank Dell ‘shows up every week’
Game 157 Thread. September 25, 2023, 8:40 CT. Astros @ Mariners
Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images This series IS the playoffs At this point, with six games remaining, the Astros have only the narrowest chance of winning the AL West. They are 2.5 games behind the Rangers. If they win four of their remaining six games and the Rangers lose five of their remaining seven, the two teams tie and the Astros hold the … [Read more...] about Game 157 Thread. September 25, 2023, 8:40 CT. Astros @ Mariners
MLB-leading Braves are dealing with an ailing rotation as the playoffs loom
Baseball’s best team has some major pitching concerns heading into the final week of the regular season. Max Fried and Charlie Morton have both landed on the injured list in recent days. That leaves 19-game winner Spencer Strider and Bryce Elder as the only two healthy, established starting pitchers. The Braves have earned a bye for the wild-card round. If Fried can get over a … [Read more...] about MLB-leading Braves are dealing with an ailing rotation as the playoffs loom