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After cruising through the Division Series and American League Championship series undefeated as the #1 seed, the Houston Astros finally faced some playoff adversity at the beginning of the 2022 … Continue Reading 2022 World Series Game 6: Astros Clinch Second Championship
The 2022 World Series was tied at two games after Houston Astros pitchers joined forces to hold the Philadelphia Phillies hitless in Game 4. Justin Verlander took the mound for … Continue Reading 2022 World Series Game 5: Houston Wins Tiebreaker
The Philadelphia Phillies were riding high after Monday’s Game 3 shutout of the Houston Astros. They had slugged their way to a 2-1 series lead and home field advantage. What … Continue Reading 2022 World Series Game 4: Combined No-Hitter Shifts Series Momentum
The 2022 World Series was scheduled for a third game before the end of October, but Monday’s scheduled matchup was postponed due to weather. The series resumed on Tuesday in … Continue Reading 2022 World Series Game 3: Houston, We Have a Problem
The Philadelphia Phillies sought to head home with a two-game lead in the 2022 World Series after a dramatic comeback victory in the opener. Could they deal another stunning blow … Continue Reading 2022 World Series Game 2: Astros Tie Series Behind Early Barrage
The Philadelphia Phillies started their 2022 postseason with a last-minute comeback victory over the St. Louis Cardinals to kick off a Cinderella run to the World Series. The final dance … Continue Reading 2022 World Series Game 1: Another Stunning Phillies Comeback
The conclusion to the weekend brought the potential for two teams to clinch a World Series berth, one at home and the other on the road. Reviled US senator Ted … Continue Reading MLB Postseason Wrap-Up: October 23, 2022 – Elimination Day
The American League teams returned to action in New York on Saturday, while the National League teams played their second of three games in Philadelphia. Both series leaders, Houston and … Continue Reading MLB Postseason Wrap-Up: October 22, 2022
The weekend kicked off with National League Championship Series Game 3 between the San Diego Padres and the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Kyle Schwarber and Bryce … Continue Reading MLB Postseason Wrap-Up: October 21, 2022 – Segura Steals the Show
Wednesday’s action opened with the San Diego Padres looking to tie up their series after the Philadelphia Phillies stole Game 1 from the home team. In the evening’s game, the … Continue Reading League Championship Series Wrap-Up: October 19, 2022
Tuesday featured two postseason games as Game 5 of the American League Division Series between Cleveland and New York had been postponed due to poor weather in New York. San … Continue Reading MLB Postseason Wrap-Up: October 18, 2022
Saturday offered a full slate of Division Series action and three elimination games. Philadelphia took care of business at home, while Houston needed 18 innings to finish Seattle. Philadelphia 8, … Continue Reading Division Series Day 5 Wrap-Up: Elimination Day
Thursday’s rain delay pushed Game 2 of the series between the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees to Friday, giving fans a full slate of baseball to start the weekend. … Continue Reading Division Series Day 4 Wrap-Up
Division Series action continued with National League play on Wednesday evening. The first game of the day between Philadelphia and Atlanta was delayed by rain for several hours and ultimately … Continue Reading Division Series Day 2 Wrap-Up
The Division Series round of the 2022 MLB playoffs opened on Tuesday. One team that benefitted from a historic comeback in the Wild Card Series got a taste of their … Continue Reading Division Series Day 1 Wrap-Up
This weekend’s opening round of the 2022 MLB Playoffs saw some history-making performances on the field. The underdogs had their day, as only one of the higher-seeded teams survived. Although … Continue Reading Wild Card Weekend Wrap-Up