Playoff Games – Page 33

ALCS: Yankees Season Ends as Astros Head to World Series

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.

By James Wagner

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NLCS: Bryce Harper Is Building His Legacy With Phillies

Harper’s two-run home run in the eighth inning gave this city something few expected: the 2022 N.L. pennant.

By Tyler Kepner

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NLCS: Bryce Harper Leads Phillies to World Series

Harper’s two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning erased a one-run deficit and put Philadelphia back in the Fall Classic for the first time since 2009.

By Scott Miller

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ALCS: Astros Rolling Even as Jose Altuve Struggles

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.

By Gary Phillips