He added an RBI with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Gray (6-4) had his second rough outing in four appearances since winning five consecutive starts, allowing seven hits and five runs in six innings.Īltuve's fifth homer in an injury-shortened season was a straightaway shot for his 34th career leadoff homer, and longest this season at 421 feet. “They have a good bullpen,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. Closer Ryan Pressly pitched a perfect ninth for his 16th save. Just continue doing what we're doing.”įour Houston relievers retired 12 of 13 Texas batters after rookie starter Ronel Blanco (2-0) allowed three runs with four hits, four walks and two home runs in five innings. “We're a good team,” Dubón said after the Astros pulled within four games of the Rangers a night after a 14-0 victory in St. Houston, which has won five of the past six division titles and two championships in that span, had cut the deficit to one when Dubón sent a liner past the rookie Jung at third base after José Abreu and Yainer Diaz opened the sixth with consecutive singles.
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Jose Altuve crushed that first pitch from Jon Gray for a game-opening homer, but the defending World Series champion Astros fell behind 3-1 on back-to-back solo home runs from two of Texas' four All-Star starters, Josh Jung and Jonah Heim. Not long before the first pitch, the division-leading Rangers, coming off six consecutive losing seasons, acquired once-dominant closer Aroldis Chapman in a trade with Kansas City. Mauricio Dubón lined a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning, and the Astros beat the Rangers 5-3 on Friday night to open a series matching Texas rivals atop the AL West. The Houston Astros offered a reminder of where any path to the title might have to go. The city was dealt a double blow Saturday as the Philadelphia Union lost in penalties to Los Angeles FC in the 2022 MLS Cup Final earlier in the afternoon.Astros open in-state showdown of AL West leaders with a 5-3 victory over the RangersĪRLINGTON, Texas - The Texas Rangers announced their return to contention with the first big move of trading season. The Astros kept their title – but, to many non-Houston fans, it remains shrouded in scandal.įor Philadelphia, the loss results in heartbreak as the franchise was seeking its first championship since 2008. The team forfeited its regular first- and second-round picks in the 20 drafts and paid a $5 million fine. Major League Baseball found the club illegally created a system that decoded and communicated the opposing teams’ pitching signs during their 2017 championship season. The team’s 2017 victory came with a lot of questions and controversy.įollowing the win, Astros owner and chairman Jim Crane fired then-manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow after the MLB had suspended them both for a season without pay for a sign-stealing scandal. 'Mattress Mack': Houston Astros superfan has wagered $10 million to win $75 million if team wins World Series Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports Brett Davis/USA Today Sports Atlanta, Georgia, USA Houston Astros fan Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale watches batting practice prior to game five of the 2021 World Series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Game 5 saw Astros ace Justin Verlander collect his long-awaited first career World Series victory after pitching five innings with six strikeouts and giving up one run. Pena becomes the first ever rookie position player in MLB history to win the award, according to the league.Īfter falling behind 2-1 through the first three games of the World Series, Houston evened up the series after throwing a combined no-hitter in Game 4. Houston would tack on one more run on a Christian Vazquez single.Īstros closer Ryan Pressly came in to close out the game and make sure the home crowd in Houston went home celebrating a World Series victory.Īstros rookie shortstop Jeremy Pena was named the World Series MVP. Phillies relief pitcher Jose Alvarado gave up a three-run home run to Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez to give Houston the lead. Valdez finished with nine strikeouts and only allowed two hits and a run.Īfter allowing two baserunners, Phillies starter Zack Wheeler was pulled from the game with one out in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was the Phillies who got the scoring started in the top of the sixth inning with a Kyle Schwarber solo home run off Astros starting pitcher Framber Valdez, who was able to limit the damage before being pulled after the sixth. The Houston Astros won the franchise’s second World Series title on Saturday after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park.
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