NEW YORK (AFP) -- Bryce Harper's game-winning home run on Sunday, Oct. 23, powered the Philadelphia Phillies into the World Series, where they will face Houston after the Astros swept the New York Yankees out of the Major League Baseball playoffs. Bryce Harper of the Philadelphia Phillies runs the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Alex Bregman belted a three-run home run and Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings Thursday, Oct. 20, as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees 3-2 to take a commanding lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series. Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros hits a...
Will Smith (left) and Travis d'Arnaud of the Atlanta Braves celebrate the team's 7-0 victory against the Houston Astros in Game Six to win the 2021 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 02, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (AFP) Travis d’Arnaud, the Atlanta Braves catcher with Filipino roots,...
Will Smith and Travis d'Arnaud of the Atlanta Braves celebrate the team's 7-0 victory against the Houston Astros in Game Six to win the 2021 World Series at Minute Maid Park on November 02, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (AFP) Max Fried hurled six shutout innings and Jorge Soler smashed a towering home...
Carlos Correa (left) and Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros celebrate the team's 9-5 win against the Atlanta Braves in Game Five of the World Series at Truist Park on October 31, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) Martin Maldonaldo drove in three runs and the Houston Astros extended their World Series...
Dansby Swanson of the Atlanta Braves celebrates as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning in Game Four of the World Series at Truist Park on October 30, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP) Dansby Swanson and Jorge Soler smashed...
Ian Anderson (AFP) Atlanta's Ian Anderson and four Braves relief pitchers combined to allow only two hits in blanking the Houston Astros 2-0 on Friday and seize the lead of the World Series. Anderson became the first World Series rookie pitcher since 1912 with five no-hit innings as the Braves...
Carlos Correa (left) and Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros celebrate the team's 7-2 win against the Atlanta Braves in Game Two of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 27, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (AFP) Houston's Jose Altuve smashed a home run and scored twice to spark the Astros over the...
Jorge Soler of the Atlanta Braves reaches first base on a fielders choice against the Houston Astros during the second inning in Game One of the World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 26, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (AFP) Jorge Soler smashed a home run on the first swing of the game and Adam...
he Houston Astros celebrate after defeating the Boston Red Sox 5-0 in Game Six of the American League Championship Series to advance to the World Series at Minute Maid Park on October 22, 2021 in Houston, Texas. (AFP) The Houston Astros booked their third trip to the World Series in five seasons on...
Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 18, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Tom Pennington/Getty Images/AFP Cody Bellinger belted a 400-foot...
Randy Arozarena of the Tampa Bay Rays hits a two run home run against the Houston Astros during the first inning in Game Seven of the American League Championship Series at PETCO Park on October 17, 2020 in San Diego, California. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images/AFP The Tampa Bay Rays punched their...