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The New York Yankees' 4-1 victory in American League Championship Series Game 5 on Saturday returned the series to Houston for Game 6 on Saturday. Astros 6, Yankees 4 (box score) W: Roberto Osuna L: Aroldis Chapman The home team took an early lead on a three-run bomb by Yuli Gurriel, and the visitors remained behind…
The semifinal round of the MLB Playoffs, better known as the League Championship Series, opened on Friday with the National League matchup. Here is the breakdown of the results as of the final game on Sunday: American League Championship Series #2 New York Yankees at #1 Houston Astros Series tied 1-1 National League Championship Series…
Continue reading ➞ League Championship Series Weekend Roundup
After a weekend of Division Series action, Monday brought four Division Series elimination games, but only one team was eliminated as of the end of the night. Here are the current standings: American League #1 Astros vs, #4 Rays HOU leads 2-1 #2 Yankees vs. #3 Twins NYY wins 3-0 National League #1 Dodgers vs.…
The Division Series got underway on Thursday with the first National League contests, followed by a full four-game slate on Friday with the beginning of American League action. Here are the current standings of each series: National League #4 Nationals vs. #1 Dodgers LAD leads 2-1 #3 Cardinals vs. #2 Braves ATL leads 2-1 American…
Game 4 of the American League Division Series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees took place on Tuesday night. Boston came into the game with a 2-1 lead in the series looking to advance to the American League Championship Series. Red Sox 4, Yankees 3 W: Porcello L: Sabathia S: Kimbrel Red…
Continue reading ➞ ALDS Recap: Boston Hangs On in 9th to Advance
Monday's Division Series action featured the two ALDS matchups as well as Game 4 of the NLDS between Los Angeles and Atlanta. The Dodgers punched their ticket to the National League Championship Series behind star INF Manny Machado, while the Astros and Dodgers beat their opponents in blowout wins. Fittingly, Atlanta and Cleveland were eliminated…
Continue reading ➞ Monday Division Series Recap: Dodgers Advance; Astros and Red Sox Rout Opponents
Saturday's Division Series action featured American League games between the Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros, as well as the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The Astros came out on top in a relatively low-scoring affair to take a 2-0 lead to Cleveland on Monday, while the Yankees powered their way past the Red…
Continue reading ➞ Saturday ALDS Results: Astros Take 2-0 Lead; Yanks Tie Red Sox
Friday featured the first full day of Division Series matchups during the MLB postseason, starting with the Cleveland Indians at the Houston Astros in the early afternoon. After the action concluded, no visiting team came out ahead. Astros 7, Indians 2 W: Verlander; L: Kluber Player of the Game: Alex Bregman (2-3, 2 RBI, 1…
Continue reading ➞ Home Teams Emerge Victorious in Full Day of Division Series Action
Following the NL division tiebreaker games held on Monday which crowned the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers as NL West and NL Central division champs, respectively, the losers of the tiebreakers, the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies, faced off in the NL Wild Card game on Tuesday. The Cubs were eliminated in an agonizing…
Continue reading ➞ Rockies, Yankees Advance in MLB Wild Card Round
It's been over three weeks since resumption of play following the All-Star Game, so now is as good a time as any to check in on how the top playoff hopefuls have been doing in the second half. AL Hopefuls Boston Red Sox 2018 Record: 81-34 Position in Standings: 1st in AL East, 9.0 games…