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World Series News
- The Astros dropped Game 1 last night thanks to poor pitching and the sudden disappearance of offense, but the team is ready to shake it off and head into Game 2 (Astros.com)
- The Braves’ offense was not so unfortunate thanks to their deadline acquisitions, who have their fingerprints all over the postseason for Atlanta (MLB.com)
- Framber Valdez looked like hot garbage in yet another playoff game, admitting later that his nerves got to him a little bit (Astros.com)
- We’re only 1 Game in and already the story has flipped for this series, and it may do so again (The Athletic, $$$)
- A part of that flip comes from Atlanta’s loss of their best starter, Charlie Morton, who left with a broken leg last night (MLB Trade Rumors)
- That evens up the rotation woes for the two teams, but Houston is going to need a much better performance out of Urquidy if they want to get back into the Series (Astros.com)
- Rob Manfred was asked about the Braves and the controversy surrounding their Native American imagery, and his word salad response was a little cringy (Sports Illustrated)
- He also got to hear it from a couple of heroes in the stands, who let him know how they felt about the Astros being scapegoated for sign stealing (Houston Chronicle)
- Offense may have been thin on the ground last night, but that didn’t stop Yordan Alvarez from becoming the first Astro with multiple postseason triples (Twitter - MLB Stats)
- It would be nice if Carlos Correa’s bat would also come alive, especially with all this talk about him being built for October (ESPN)
- You may have noticed that there is no World Series patch on players’ uniforms this season, which is due to supply chain issues (Houston Chronicle)
- MLB has decided that the roof should be open at MMP tonight if the expected rain clears out before the game (Houston Chronicle)
Around the League
- Shohei Ohtani was awarded the 16th-ever MLB Historic Achievement Award before last night’s World Series (MLB Trade Rumors)
- Negotiations are continuing on the collective bargaining as the postseason winds down, and Manfred expressed optimism on having something done this winter (MLB Trade Rumors)
- The Padre’s managerial search continues as they have brought in Ozzie Guillen for an interview (MLB Trade Rumors)