Gerrit Cole Holds Down Yankees

Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole pitched seven scoreless innings as the Astros took a 2-1 ALCS series lead over the Yankees. Cole struck out seven in the 4-1 victory but it wasn't his sharpest performance. The dominant right-hander walked five batters but escaped unscathed in every inning. Cole is now 19-0, including the postseason, since […]

Gleyber Torres Has Five-Game Postseason Hitting Streak

New York Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres is having a fantastic postseason thus far and will take a five-game playoff hitting streak into Game 3. Torres is 9-for-22 (.409) with two home runs, four doubles, six runs scored and nine runs batted in but will have a tough test in Game 3. Torres and Co. […]

D.J. LeMahieu Hitting .444 In Postseason At Home

New York Yankees first baseman D.J. LeMahieu will be tasked with sparking the offense against Gerrit Cole and the Astros in Game 3. LeMahieu is enjoying a career season and has thrived hitting at Yankee Stadium. The 31-year-old is hitting .444 in the postseason at home and slashed .338/.392/.585 in 71 regular season games. There […]

Carlos Correa Hopes To Build Off Strong Game 2

Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa will start and hit seventh against the Yankees in Game of the ALCS. Correa was the hero of Game 2, going 2-for-5 with a home run and an extra-innings RBI double to pick up the win for the Astros. It has been a quiet postseason overall for Correa, a player […]

Aaron Hicks Gets The Start In Game 3

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks is getting a rare postseason start and will hit ninth against the Astros and Gerrit Cole in Game 3. Hicks has seen only one at-bat this postseason as teammate Giancarlo Stanton heads to the bench. The move can certainly be described as surprising as Hicks is slashing a dismal […]

Jose Altuve Takes Playoff Hitting Streak Into Game 3

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has hits in all seven of the teams playoff games this season heading into Game 3. Altuve has an excellent track record of postseason success and it is on full display once again this season. The 29-year-old is 10-for-27 (.370) with two home runs and three doubles, four runs […]

Luis Severino Looking For Revenge Against Astros

New York Yankees starter Luis Severino will take the ball in Game 3 against the Astros in Yankee Stadium. Severino tossed four spotless innings in the ALDS and his stuff looked electric. Severino has missed most of the season due to injury and is not expected to pitch deep into the game. The talented starter […]

Gerrit Cole Cometh To New York For Game 3

Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole will take his historic run on the mound into Yankee Stadium for Game 3 of the ALCS. Cole set a major league record with 25 strikeouts in the ALDS and has 10-plus strikeouts in 11 straight starts. Cole has not lost since May 22 and is 18-0 during that span. […]

Giancarlo Stanton Sits For Game 3

New York Yankees outfielder Giancarlo Stanton will ride the bench to start Game 3 against Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros. Stanton is 2-for-4 in the series thus far but the Yankees have opted to start Aaron Hicks in his place. It has been a lost season for the slugger but Stanton has come up […]

Adam Eaton Starting In Right Field

Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton will start and hit second against the Cardinals and Adam Wainwright in Game 2. It has been a struggle offensively for Eaton in the postseason but tripled in the Nationals Game 1 win. He is hitting only .167 in the playoffs this season but has an intriguing matchup in Game […]

Marcell Ozuna Has Past Success Against Max Scherzer

St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Marcell Ozuna will hit cleanup against the Nationals Max Scherzer in Game 2 of the NLCS. Ozuna had a five-game postseason hitting streak snapped in Game 1 but has enjoyed quality success lifetime against Scherzer. Ozuna is 10-for-36 (.278) with two home runs in his career against the Nationals hurler and […]

Ryan Zimmerman Starting With Favorable Matchup

Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman will get the start and hit sixth against the Cardinals and Adam Wainwright in Game 2 of the NLCS. Zimmerman is on a nice little streak at the plate and now will have a favorable matchup against Wainwright. The veteran slugger is 5-for-13 over his last three games with […]

Paul Goldschmidt Has Tough Game 2 Test

St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt will start and hit third in Game 2 of the NLCS. The slugger went 0-for-4 in Game 1 but is slashing .360/.407/.760 with two home runs and four doubles through 25 postseason at-bats. He will have a tough matchup, however, against the Nationals Max Scherzer in Game 2. […]

Masahiro Tanaka Gets The Ball In Game 1 Of ALCS

New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka will start in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Astros on Saturday. Left-hander James Paxton will go in Game 2 on Sunday and Luis Severino will toe the rubber in Game 3 on Tuesday when the series shifts to New York. Tanaka was up […]

Daniel Hudson Placed On Paternity List

Washington Nationals relief pitcher Daniel Hudson was placed on the postseason paternity list on Friday. As a result, Wander Suero will be on the team's roster to start the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals. Hudson could miss anywhere from one to three games in this series. The right-hander had been serving as the […]

Victor Robles, Kurt Suzuki Not In Game 1 Lineup

Washington Nationals outfielder Victor Robles (hamstring) and catcher Kurt Suzuki (head, wrist) are not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals on Friday. Michael A. Taylor will continue to man center field and bat seventh, while Yan Gomes is behind the plate and hitting eighth against […]

Zack Greinke Gets Nod For ALCS Game 1

Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch confirmed that starting pitcher Zack Greinke will pitch in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Saturday against the Yankees, followed by Justin Verlander in Game 2 and Gerrit Cole in Game 3. Cole would also be available to pitch a potential Game 7. The right-hander struck out […]

Max Scherzer To Start Game 2 Of NLCS

Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer will start Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Cardinals on Saturday. He'll be opposed by veteran Adam Wainwright in this one. The 35-year-old Scherzer struggled in the wild-card win over the Brewers (three runs in five innings), but he predictably bounced back in the NLDS […]

Austin Meadows Goes Hitless In Final Two Games

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Austin Meadows went 0-for-4 in the team's 6-1 loss to the Astros in the first round of the playoffs. The young slugger went 0-for-9 over the final two games and finishes the series with a .150 batting average. Despite the postseason struggles, Meadows can look back upon this season fondly. In […]

Tyler Glasnow Done In By Four-Run First Inning

Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow allowed four runs in the first inning of the Rays 6-1 loss to the Astros in Game 5 of the ALDS. Glasnow made it only 2 2/3 innings and that first inning sunk the Rays chances. The future is bright for the young hurler and this playoff experience hopefully […]

Yuli Gurriel Drives In A Run In Game 5

Houston Astros first baseman Yuli Gurriel went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the Astros triumphant Game 5 win over the Rays to advance to the ALCS. Gurriel smacked a single in the first inning to cap off a thunderous four-run inning to start the game. Gurriel finishes the series with four runs batted in […]

Alex Bregman's Double Keys Series-Clinching Win

Houston Astros third baseman Alex Bregman hit a two-run double in the Astros four-run first inning to put away the Rays in Game 5 and advance to the ALCS. Bregman wraps up the ALDS slashing .353/.450/.647 and has taken his MVP-like offensive season into the playoffs. Three of his six hits in the series went […]

Jose Altuve Caps Off Strong ALDS With Huge Night

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs scored and two runs batted in as the Astros eliminated the Rays 6-1 in Game 5. Altuve delivered the first fatal blow, getting Houston on the board with a RBI single in the first inning. He later capped off his excellent […]

Michael Brantley Comes Up Huge In Game 5

Houston Astros outfielder Michael Brantley went 2-for-3 with a single and one home run in the Astros 6-1 win over the Rays in Game 5 of the ALDS. Brantley has struggled at the plate for over a month now but snapped out of it at the right time. He singled to help set up the […]

George Springer Sparks Four-Run First Inning

Houston Astros outfielder George Springer smacked a single into center to lead off the game, sparking a four-run first inning in the Astros 6-1 win over the Rays. Springer struggled in the five-game series, hitting only .143, but he chipped in when the team needed it most. The talented outfielder can be streaky, but the […]

Gerrit Cole Leads Astros To Series Victory

Houston Astros starter Gerrit Cole was dominant again, pitching eight masterful innings to shut down the Rays and send the Astros into the ALCS. The veteran struck out 10 Tampa Bay hitters while allowing only one run on two hits. In a series that became too close for comfort, Cole was the Astros ace up […]

Dave Roberts To Return In 2020

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will return next season following the team's early exit in the National League Division Series to the Nationals, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. The 47-year-old has three years remaining on his deal but has made questionable decisions in the postseason the last two years. Roberts […]

Sean Murphy Has Knee Surgery

Oakland Athletics catching prospect Sean Murphy (knee) underwent surgery to smooth out meniscus issues in his left knee, but he will be ready for spring training in 2020. Murphy, listed as Oakland's No. 3 prospect and No. 43 in baseball, hit .308/.386/.625 with 10 homers and 30 RBI in 31 games for Triple-A Las Vegas […]

Royce Lewis Tearing It Up In AFL

Minnesota Twins prospect Royce Lewis is slashing .375/.426/.688 with three home runs and 18 hits in 12 games for the Salt River Rafters in the Arizona Fall League. He started slow this year in the minors and was slowed by an oblique injury, but he's making up for lost time and showing why he was […]

C.J. Cron May Need Surgery

Minnesota Twins first baseman C.J. Cron (thumb), who had been bothered by a bone bruise in his thumb for most of the second half of the season, could need surgery to fix the issue. Cron was put on the injured list twice, and the injured limited his ability at the plate down the stretch. The […]