MLB Playoffs Articles - Page 45

The New York Yankees’ quest for a World Series has ended in brutal fashion on Sunday night. The Bronx-based team was swept by the Houston Astros in the ALCS. Most of the games were as lopsided as the final series standings indicated, with New York looking completely overmatched against the defending AL champs. The Yankees […]

The Houston Astros are just the third team in the MLB Wild Card era to sweep their way to the World Series … but that might not be a good thing at all. After topping the American League with a record of 106 wins and just 56 losses, the Astros got a bye through the […]

Houston Astros fans couldn’t stop making fun at the New York Yankees after their favorite team made easy work of the historic franchise in the MLB playoffs. The Astros swept the Yankees in the ALCS, with New York unable to get anything going in the series. Houston limited their MLB playoffs rivals to just four […]

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees got swept by the Houston Astros in the ALCS. Naturally after an embarrassing showing in the MLB playoffs, the whole baseball world is mocking them. Not only were the Yankees swept in the series, but they were practically no match to the Astros and didn’t even pose that […]

The Houston Astros finished off a four-game sweep of the New York Yankees Sunday night, 6-5. In a back-and-forth game, the Astros got a couple late hits and stellar work from their bullpen to close out the Yankees. In doing so, the Yankees made some postseason history that no one wants to be part of. […]

Following Saturday’s loss to the Houston Astros, the New York Yankees are down 0-3 in the American League Championship Series and find themselves on the brink of elimination. Barring a comeback reminiscent of the 2004 Boston Red Sox, the 2022 AL East division champs will be watching the World Series from their collective couches along […]

The Houston Astros are one win away from reaching the World Series once again. They lead the American League Championship Series 3-0 against the New York Yankees. What has made that truly remarkable is that the Astros have continued to win despite the struggles of Jose Altuve. Altuve is just 1-for-28 in these playoffs. He […]

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper couldn’t have picked a better time to get a homer, as his clutch hit in the eighth inning gave them the lead and the eventual MLB playoffs win against NLCS rivals San Diego Padres. Now, they are heading to the World Series. Speaking to Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports after […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the verge of doing the improbable. After a high-scoring win over the San Diego Padres in Game 4, they are now one win away from reaching the World Series. They’ll have three more chances in the NLCS to close out the series. It seems, though, like the Philadelphia weather won’t […]

To say that the New York Yankees have been terrible in the ALCS is a massive understatement. Despite the team’s struggles to finish the season, New York fans held out hope that they could turn it around in the postseason. However, their entire playoff run shows that nothing has changed for the pinstripes since the […]

Aaron Judge is not making a big deal of the boos he and the New York Yankees heard from the home fans during their Game 3 loss to the Houston Astros. After all, for him, there are more important things he needs to be focusing on in the MLB playoffs. The Yankees fell to a […]

The Houston Astros are just one MLB playoffs win away from reaching the World Series, and as they attempt to close things on Sunday against Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees, Justin Verlander warns his teammates not to be overconfident. Spoken like a true veteran, Verlander emphasized that they cannot relax until they punch […]

As was the case in the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge has opened up the ALCS on a lackadaisical start. Judge sits at a .125 batting average through two games in the ALCS against the Houston Astros. Overall, he has reached base just once in the series, which came […]

Lance McCullers recently shared his honest thoughts on the talent of the Houston Astros’ pitching staff, per Chandler Rome. “You can almost just close your eyes and point and ask any pitcher to do any job on the staff,” McCullers said. Houston’s pitching staff finished second in both team ERA and WHIP this season. Their […]

Joe Musgrove got brutally honest on his underwhelming Game 3 outing against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. The San Diego Padres’ star pitcher revealed that he simply was not feeling his best in the game, per The Athletic. “I don’t feel like I was at my best tonight,” Musgrove said. “You never know what […]

The Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 series lead over the San Diego Padres in the NLCS after pulling out a big 4-2 win in Game 3. It ended up being Jean Segura who carried the Phillies in this one, providing a clutch two-run single in the fourth inning that ended up driving in the winning […]

Kyle Schwarber received quite the compliment from former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, per Jayson Stark. “He (Schwarber) can take a swing and win the game for you. And so could Matt Stairs,” Manuel said. “And those guys are hard to find.” Phillies fans will remember Matt Stairs. He was one of the best pinch-hitters […]

It’s a great time to be a Philadelphia sports fan today. Most of the major sports teams of the cities have found great success this year. The Philadelphia Eagles are the only undefeated team in the NFL through six weeks. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Phillies are in the NLCS battling for a chance at making it […]

Heading back home for Game 3 of the ALCS, the New York Yankees are in an 0-2 hole against the Houston Astros, who have been their kryptonite in recent years. While the offense as a whole is struggling to produce, Josh Donaldson in particular is in a brutal slump. He’s hitting just .227 in the […]

Houston Astros star pitcher Lance McCullers Jr will start Game 4 after originally being slated for Game 3 of the ALCS. The decision to start Christian Javier over McCullers reportedly stems from a minor injury McCullers suffered following the Astros’ victory over the Seattle Mariners, per Bob Nightengale. Nightengale reports that McCullers said he “caught […]

Even as Josh Donaldson has struggled to get going in the New York Yankees’ ALCS clash against the Houston Astros, manager Aaron Boone currently has no plans to move him out of the starting third base role. After striking out in all three of his at-bats in Game 1 of the series, Donaldson was able […]

Cleveland Guardians manager Terry Francona has faced retirement rumors over the past couple of seasons. Francona recently made his final decision on managing in 2023, per Mandy Bell. “I want to see that group grow,” Francona said in reference to the Guardians’ core group of players. “I want to be a part of that.” Cleveland […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were one of the best regular-season teams of all time in 2022, racking up 111 wins and a ridiculous plus-334 run differential. The Dodgers were the heavy favorite to come out of the NL, but after beating the rival San Diego Padres in Game 1 of the NLDS, they promptly lost […]

Dusty Baker is expected to be invited back to manage the Houston Astros in 2023. But the future is uncertain for GM James Click, per The New York Post. A recent New York Post article states that owner Jim Crane has concerns about Click’s methods. Crane reportedly wants to see less emphasis on analytics, while […]

The New York Yankees are not having a good time in their ALCS against the Houston Astros. In particular, their offense has completely lost the fire they once had to start the year. Any semblance of good hitting has seemingly been extinguished, as they struck out 30 times in two games. That’s an unacceptable number. […]

The New York Yankees currently find themselves in a tough situation in the ALCS against the Houston Astros. The AL East champions went down 0-2 in the series after their loss on Thursday. While it was a much better outing for the Pinstripes than Game 1, it still wasn’t enough to get past Houston. One […]

After failing to record a hit in the Houston Astros’ ALDS win over the Seattle Mariners, Jose Altuve struggled to get going in Game 1 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. Altuve did not notch a hit in three at-bats against the reigning AL East champions, although he did manage to reach base […]

The Philadelphia Phillies will hand the baseball over to Ranger Suarez for Game 3 of their NLCS clash against the San Diego Padres. From there, it is still up in the air as to which starters the team will call on to pitch in the rest of the series. As it pertains to Game 4, […]

The San Diego Padres have evened the National League Championship Series with Philadelphia Phillies after winning Game 2, 8-5. During the ninth inning, Padres closer Josh Hader struck out the side to close the door on a Phillies comeback. In doing so, Hader made MLB playoff history. It was Hader’s eighth consecutive batter that he […]

The Phillies head back to Philadelphia to host the Padres for Game 3 of the NLCS! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Phillies prediction and pick. The San Diego Padres tied the series at one apiece Wednesday afternoon with a gritty come-from-behind victory. Many teams would have folded in that situation, […]

The New York Yankees and Houston Astros will face off in game two of the American League Championship Series on Thursday night in Houston. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Yankees-Astros prediction and pick, laid out below. New York needed five games to surpass the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies dropped Game 2 of their NLCS series against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon, making it a best of five series now that things are tied at one game apiece. It wasn’t the best day on the hill for Phillies starter Aaron Nola, who gave up six runs over 4.2 innings, […]

The Houston Astros and New York Yankees are locked in a crucial Game 1 of their American League Championship Series. The game his been tight with both Justin Verlander and Jameson Taillon each pitching very well. Along the way, Verlander made some postseason history. Most Career StrikeoutsMLB Postseason HistoryJustin Verlander 215<<Clayton Kershaw 213John Smoltz 199Andy […]

The New York Yankees faced a classic bad news-good news scenario following their ALDS victory. The bad news was that, according to Luis Severino, their celebratory champagne “was terrible,” per Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch. The good news is that since nobody did much in the way of drinking as a result of the “terrible” champagne, […]

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks suffered an injury after colliding with Oswaldo Cabrera on a shallow fly ball in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians. As a result, Hicks was left off the ALCS roster against the Houston Astros due to a left knee sprain, per Meredith Marakovits. Aaron Hicks isn’t […]

Houston Astros’ manager Dusty Baker will roll with Framber Valdez for Game 2 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. Baker revealed that he is giving the ball to Valdez in Game 2 due to the pitcher’s “resiliency” to start on short rest, per Mark Berman. The Astros may need Valdez to start on […]

Roger Clemens will throw out the first pitch ahead of Game 1 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, per Bryan Hoch. Clemens pitched for both the Yankees and Astros during his legendary career. Clemens pitched for New York and Houston in the later stages of his time in the league. […]

The San Diego Padres didn’t look great in their Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. They will be looking to bounce back in Game 2, with Blake Snell taking the mound against Aaron Nola. But that doesn’t mean that Padres manager Bob Melvin isn’t already looking ahead to Game 3 of […]

The New York Yankees powered their way past the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. Their MLB Playoff journey now leads them to Houston to battle the Astros in the ALCS. This projects to be a thrilling series between the American League’s best ball clubs. The No. 1 seeded Astros are favored, but the Yankees undeniably […]