Concentrating on contact, not power, Guardians an anomalyCleveland’s 1,122 strikeouts were the fewest by far in the major leagues and its.
Guardians take WC opener as Ramírez homers, Bieber dominatesJosé Ramírez connected for a two-run homer, Shane Bieber dominated Tampa Bay for 7 2/3 innings and the young Cleveland Guardians played with poise in their postseason debut, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 in their wild-card opener.
Rays clinch AL wild-card spot; Astros get AL home-field edgeDrew Rasmussen pitched seven effective innings and the Tampa Bay Rays clinched a playoff spot for the fourth straight season, beating the Houston Astros 7-3.
Rays beat Yankees 9-0 to move within 5 games in AL EastJeffrey Springs pitched neatly into the sixth inning, Christian Bethancourt hit a seventh-inning two-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays moved within five games of the AL East-leading New York Yankees with a 9-0 victory.
Yankees blanked for 2nd straight game, lose to Rays 4-0The slumping New York Yankees were shut out in consecutive games for the first time since 2016, losing to Ryan Yarbrough and the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0.
Montas to Yankees, Mancini to Astros ahead of trade deadlineThe trade market got busy ahead of Tuesday’s deadline, with the New York Yankees acquiring pitcher Frankie Montas from Oakland for four prospects.
Astros acquire 1B Mancini from Orioles in 3-team tradeThe Houston Astros have acquired first baseman Trey Mancini from the Baltimore Orioles in a three-team trade that also moved speedy outfielder Jose Siri to the Tampa Bay Rays.
Verlander pitches Astros to 3-1 win, ends Yanks' home streakJustin Verlander pitched four-hit ball over seven innings, Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and the Houston Astros beat the Yankees 3-1 to stop New York’s 15-game home winning streak.
Astros' Siri posts, deletes profane tweet after admiring HRA day after Houston outfielder José Siri called his bat-flip home run celebration against the New York Mets “an error,” he seemingly backtracked by posting a profane tweet that was later deleted.
Houston rockets: Astros hit 5 HRs in 2nd, rout Red Sox 13-4The Astros tied the MLB record for most home runs in an inning, hitting five off Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi as part of a nine-run second to help Houston rout Boston 13-4.
Astros' 11-game winning streak ends, Nationals romp 13-6Yadiel Hernandez and Maikel Franco homered and the Washington Nationals ended the Houston Astros’ 11-game winning streak with a 13-6 romp.
Tucker's pinch HR lifts Astros over Texas in starters' duelKyle Tucker hit a tiebreaking pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Texas Rangers 3-2.
Braves throw 2-hitter, blank Astros 2-0 for 2-1 Series leadRookie starter Ian Anderson and the Braves' bullpen took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Austin Riley and Travis d’Arnaud drove in runs and Atlanta beat the Houston Astros 2-0 to grab a two games to one lead in the World Series.
World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie SeriesRookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston Astros to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves that evened the World Series at one game apiece.
Astros' Valdez goes 8, beats Red Sox 9-1 for 3-2 ALCS leadFramber Valdez gave the Houston Astros the start they were looking for.
Rays clinch top seed in AL playoffs, stall Astros in WestDrew Rasmussen and three relievers combined for a three-hitter, Brandon Lowe and Ji-Man Choi both homered and the Tampa Bay Rays coasted past the Houston Astros 7-0, giving them the No. 1 seed in the American League playoffs.
