3:50 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” HOUSTON — If it wasn’t abundantly clear already, Game 2 of the American League Championship Series crystallized the ethos of the New York Yankees: They are not going to sit back idly
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10:49 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A man in the Astros dugout who was not in uniform was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Houston’s Michael Brantley during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head. It was unclear who the person was, but
10:49 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — A man in the Houston Astros dugout who was not in uniform was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Houston’s Michael Brantley during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head. The Astros released a statement late in
8:15 AM ET Your eyes are not deceiving you: There has been a lot of good starting pitching so far in the MLB playoffs. There have already been more starts of at least seven innings (11) than there were in the entire postseasons of 2017 (10) and 2018 (9). In more than half the games,
8:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” AS GAME 1 of the National League Championship Series nears its conclusion Friday, the man who is supposed to be pitching in it lounges on a row of wooden cabinets covered by
5:39 PM ET ESPN News Services HOUSTON — Outfielder Giancarlo Stanton was left out of the New York Yankees‘ starting lineup for Game 2 of the American League Champion Series against the Houston Astros after suffering a right quad strain in his team’s Game 1 win. Manager Aaron Boone told reporters the injury occurred during
Justin Verlander is done after walking Cameron Maybin with two down in the seventh. The Astros’ co-ace wasn’t dominant tonight, giving up a number of hard-hit balls, but the bottom line is he got 20 outs and leaves the game with his club tied. Now we’ll see how a Houston bullpen that has been shaky
4:26 PM ET Los Angeles Angels communications director Eric Kay, who last month told U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents that he provided opioids to Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, said in a statement to Outside the Lines on Sunday that it’s “time for everyone to stand up and take responsibility.” “I felt and continue to feel
8:36 AM ET HOUSTON — A funny thing has happened to the 107-win Houston Astros‘ drive to the World Series. After 920 runs, MLB-high totals in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and walks, and an MLB low in strikeouts, the postseason version of that flawless machine has blown a few sprockets. And if that
8:20 AM ET While the New York Yankees busted out the big bats in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday to earn an initial advantage over the Houston Astros, the Washington Nationals sewed up a 2-0 lead in their series to head back home with a daunting National League Championship Series