The 1980 N.L.C.S. between Houston and Philadelphia has endured as one of the greatest postseason series in history. This year’s World Series has big shoes to fill.
Category: Houston Astros
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The Astros and the Phillies in a Big Series? We’ve Seen This Before.
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Astros Favored Over Phillies to Win World Series
The New York Times – Sports:Houston and Philadelphia will face off in a matchup of teams that have caught fire in the postseason. Game 1 is set for Friday in Houston.
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ALCS: Yankees Season Ends as Astros Head to World Series
The New York Times – Sports:The gap between the American League’s two best teams proved awfully wide, with Houston heading to the World Series as the Yankees wonder what went wrong.
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ALCS: Astros Rolling Even as Jose Altuve Struggles
The New York Times – Sports:Jose Altuve’s double in Game 3 was his first hit of the postseason, and Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker were also struggling against the Yankees. Regardless, Houston led the series, 3-0.
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ALCS: Astros on Verge of Eliminating Yankees
The New York Times – Sports:Houston’s pitchers combined to allow only three hits in Game 3, keeping their team a perfect 6-0 this postseason.
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ALCS: Alex Bregman’s Homer Gives Astros Win Over Yankees in Game 2
The New York Times – Sports:A three-run homer by Alex Bregman was all the scoring Houston needed to support Framber Valdez and the Astros improved to 5-0 this postseason.
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How Pitchers Are Lasting Deeper Into Games This Postseason
The New York Times – Sports:While not exactly a return to the days of complete games, starters in this year’s postseason have completed at least six innings more than twice as often as they did in last year’s playoffs.
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ALCS: Justin Verlander Dominates for Astros in Win Over Yankees
The New York Times – Sports:Justin Verlander struck out 11 batters and Houston beat up on the Yankees’ bullpen in a convincing Game 1 victory.
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Yankees Beat Guardians in Game 5, Advancing to ALCS
The New York Times – Sports:Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge gave the Yankees an early lead in Game 5 of their division series and Nestor Cortes and the bullpen made it last. Next up: the Houston Astros.
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Underdog Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres Head to NLCS
The New York Times – Sports:The 111-win Dodgers and defending champion Atlanta are gone, and Cleveland hopes to outlast the Yankees. The Astros’ doing what was expected of them makes them the outlier.
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Astros Eliminate Mariners and Advance to ALCS
The New York Times – Sports:“I feel like this is just the beginning for all of us,” Julio Rodríguez said after the Mariners made the playoffs for the first time since 2001 but were swept by Houston.
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Mariners and Astros Head to Seattle for ALDS Game 3
The New York Times – Sports:After 20 seasons of frustration, the Mariners made it back to the postseason and won a wild-card series. But they are heading home down 0-2 to the Astros in a division series.