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Astros News
- With a Game 2 victory, the Astros sit on the cusp of their 4th straight ALCS berth (Astros.com)
- Which is coming as a surprise to all the people who expected the Astros to slink off into the shadows (Yahoo Sports)
- And causing conflicting feelings in those who want to root for the underdog and hate the Astros at the same time (Sports Illustrated)
- Which is the same issue that people who love Dusty Baker have been having since the beginning of the season (New York Times, $$$)
- George Springer has turned into a postseason hero for the Astros, and has now surpassed Babe Ruth on the all-time list for playoff homers (Astros.com)
- The Astros might not even be here if it wasn’t for George Springer’s bat coming alive (The Athletic, $$$)
- It’s hard to imagine where they’d even be as a team if it wasn’t for Springer’s leadership (Astros.com)
- Dusty Baker announced that the Game 3 starter will be Jose Urquidy because Zack Greinke is having an issue with his arm (MLB Trade Rumors)
Around the League
- The Rays battled back and pulled off a Game 2 win to even their series against the Yankees at one apiece (MLB.com)
- A big part of why they won was the Yankees trying to get cute with their bullpen (The Ringer)
- They did make a game of it at least, mostly thanks to a couple of very aggressively hit baseballs by Giancarlo Stanton (MLB.com)
- The Dodgers took Game 1 in easy fashion after breaking the game open in the 6th (MLB.com)
- That wasn’t the only bad news for the Padres as Mike Clevinger left the game after only tossing 24 pitches (ESPN)
- The Braves went up 1-0 in their DS against the Marlins, but there was drama when Ronald Acuna was hit by a pitch one at-bat after launching a leadoff homer (MLB.com)
- 3 players have made their MLB debuts during the 2020 postseason (AP News)
- Dick Williams, the Reds President of Baseball Operations, has announced that he is resigning from the team (MLB Trade Rumors)
- The city of Anaheim has agreed to sell the Angel Stadium site to the Angels in return for the team agreeing to stay through 2050 (MLB Trade Rumors)