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Astros News
- The Astros pulled out a Game 1 victory yesterday thanks to the arm of Framber Valdez and the bat of Michael Brantley (Astros.com)
- And though there was a lot of grumbling about it, mainly be me, Dusty Baker’s aggressive pitching change in the 5th proved crucial (The Athletic, $$$)
- Also crucial were the defensive miscues from the Twins (FanGraphs)
- Brian McTaggart and Do-Hyoung Park answered some frequently asked questions for Game 2 (Astros.com)
- Chas McCormick was added to the playoff roster yesterday before Game 1, which was a bit of a surprise (Astros.com)
- Yuli Gurriel has agreed to a one-year, $7 million deal for 2021 with the Astros (ESPN)
- I’m late on this, but congratulations to Julia Morales and husband Matt Clark, who welcomed the newest addition to their family this past Friday, Valerie Rose Clark (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- Here are reactions from all four AL postseason games played yesterday (ESPN)
- Shane Bieber has had exactly one bad start this year, and it came at the worst possible time (The Ringer)
- Here are all 8 games for today, ranked (MLB.com)
- SI put together a viewing guide for anyone looking to spend all day watching playoff baseball (Sports Illustrated)
- Starting pitchers will have less rest than usual this postseason, so who can take advantage? (538 Sports)
- If the A’s have it their way, Tommy La Stella will be staying in Oakland (MLB Trade Rumors)