The last two World Series winners meet up this weekend when the Astros (9-10) visit the Braves (14-5). Things are going much better for Atlanta to start 2023, but they are just 4-3 at home on the year with all their wins coming by one run. Houston just wrapped up a 3-3 home stand and […]
With continued success brings change, which is the spot the defending World Series champion Astros are in as they head into Opening Day 2023 without Justin Verlander, who is off to the Mets. Change is not always loss though as one of Houston’s biggest offseason signings Jose Abreu gets to square off against his former […]
Regardless of what happens on Thursday night at Citizens Bank Park, it’s mission accomplished for the Houston Astros who have taken back home field advantage with their 5-0 win in Game 4 that evened up the 2022 World Series at 2-2. Philadelphia still has a great opportunity in Game 5 if they can pick up […]
The Phillies were able to defend their home field advantage in a big way on Tuesday night with a 7-0 victory over the Astros to take a 2-1 World Series lead. Philadelphia is now two wins away from celebrating in front of their home crowd and they’ll look to close that gap in the Astros […]
It’s Justin Verlander vs. Aaron Nola to kick off the Phillies vs Astros Game 1 of the 2022 World Series. Verlander is the obvious choice to open the series for Dusty Baker’s Houston squad, but the veteran has also struggled in the Fall Classic in his career. Nola gets the nod over Zack Wheeler as […]
Houston Gets Their Run Started Seattle made short work of the Blue Jays in Toronto during the wild card round, picking up a 4-0 and a 10-9 win in a hostile environment to get the sweep. The stakes get amped up a bit in the Mariners Astros game 1 matchup as Houston sends Justin Verlander […]
Phillies Inching Closer to the Playoffs Thanks to NL East foe Miami taking 3 of 4 in Milwaukee this weekend, the Phillies magic number for the final wild card spot is down to one game. Philadelphia needs one win this week in Houston in the final series of the regular season, a tough task against […]
Before Betting on Astros vs Rangers June 14 The Texas Rangers have almost sneakily climbed into contention in the AL West, and Monday’s series opening 5-3 win over the Houston Astros has closed the gap between first and second to 7.5 games. This is a Texas squad that was 7-14 in April, so it’s been […]
Traditionally, the first couple of weeks of November aren’t the busiest times of the baseball offseason. However, there’s been enough going on this week that it seems worthwhile to catch up on everything that has happened. Under New Management More than a month after Bruce Bochy retired, the Giants have hired Gabe Kapler as his […]
Well, here we are at the end of the baseball season. Wednesday night is the final game of the 2019 season with Game 7 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros. In preparation for that, let’s check out headlines from all over baseball. Mad Max Returns The Nationals got a tough […]
