Gerrit Cole pitched another playoff masterpiece and the Astros jumped to a quick lead, turning back the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 in the deciding Game 5 of their ALDS.
Yordan Alvarez drove in three runs to back up seven strong innings by Gerrit Cole and help the Astros to a 6-1 win over the Mariners completing a three-game sweep.
Astros' Evan Gattis and Josh Reddick, both hit two-run home runs to snap a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.
The Astros won their third straight behind Charlie Morton pitched seven strong innings, Jose Altuve hit a three-run double. Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 9-2.
For the second year in a row Jose Altuve was voted outstanding player for the AL and Giancarlo Stanton is the most outstanding for the NL in Players Choice Awards balloting by the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Alex Bregman hit a game-ending single off Kenley Jansen with two outs in the 10th inning Monday morning, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Los Angeles Dodgers 13-12 to take a 3-2 World Series lead.
You could describe this as "one game for the ages" with both teams throwing knockout punches and both rising up to answer that challenge. Astros' George Springer hit the 2 run homer that was just enough to give Houston their first World Series win.
HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Tyler White hit two doubles and drove in a run to back up seven solid innings by Collin McHugh, and the Houston Astros got a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners Sunday.
White, who snapped an 0-for-16 skid on Thursday, had two hits for the second straight game...