Núñez, Martin Homer To Lead Orioles Over Astros 4-1
Renato Núñez hit his 16th homer, Richie Martin added a two-run shot in the ninth and the Baltimore Orioles snapped a three-game skid with a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
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Renato Núñez hit his 16th homer, Richie Martin added a two-run shot in the ninth and the Baltimore Orioles snapped a three-game skid with a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.
Cody Bellinger, the Dodgers' right fielder, is batting over .400 and leading MLB in any number of hitting categories.
The New York Yankees, who just swept the San Francisco Giants, are 9-1 in their last 10 games, even as their injuries continue to mount.
The World Series champs have won 12 in a row for the third time in franchise history, while the Rangers big righty passed a baseball legend in wins.
It was a bad night at the ballpark for the 'Stros closer and Twitter was ready with plenty of jokes.
Josh Reddick had three hits and Alex Bregman's tiebreaking RBI single in the seventh inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.
The Los Angeles Dodgers forced the Houston Astros to Game 7.
Home runs kept flying over the wall at Minute Maid Park, on line drives up toward the train tracks, on fly balls that just dropped over the fence.
Yuli Gurriel of the Houston Astros has been suspended for five games next season for making a racist gesture at Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish.
The Dodgers ace gave a historical pitching performance in Game 1, while Game 2 set some offensive records.
Changing jerseys to beat the 103-degree heat, the Dodgers ace with a checkered playoff history delivered a signature performance, pitching Los Angeles past the Houston Astros 3-1 Tuesday night in the World Series opener.
The Houston Astros beat the Yankees 4-0 in Game 7 of the ALCS and are headed to the World Series.
Justin Verlander remained perfect with the Houston Astros, pitching seven shutout innings when they needed him most, and Jose Altuve homered and drove in three runs during a 7-1 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night that extended the AL Championship Series to a decisive Game 7.
The Yankees took all three games at home to seize control of the ALCS, while the Dodgers lost their first playoff game last night.
This time, it was Masahiro Tanaka who was untouchable on the mound.
A baseball game won't fix Houston's problems. But it will help.
Britton struck out the first two batters and issued a walk before pinch-hitter George Springer bounced into a force play to end it.
Marwin Gonzalez stepped in for injured Colin Moran and delivered a pinch-hit, three-run homer in the sixth inning to propel the Houston Astros past the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Saturday night.
Rookie Yuli Gurriel had a career-high four hits, including a home run, and the Houston Astros received a gritty pitching performance from Mike Fiers in an 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.
Baltimore, now 46-49, completed a four-game sweep of the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, but they still sit seven games behind the first-place Boston Red Sox in the American League East and three games out of the second AL wild-card position.
Jake Marisnick and Carlos Beltran each homered to back a solid start by Joe Musgrove, and the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 on Friday night.
The Astros took a step back last season after a playoffs run in 2015, they hope to get back with some help from their young third baseman.
Dallas Keuchel was solid through eight innings, Yulieski Gurriel got a hit in his major league debut and the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 in a rain-delayed victory Sunday.
Jason Castro homered and drove in four runs to help the Houston Astros notch their second straight blowout victory over the struggling Baltimore Orioles, 12-2 on Saturday night.
Baltimore Orioles get set to host the Houston Astros as the race to the playoffs continues.
