ALCS Game 1 Recap: Rays Outlast Astros in Pitching Duel
October 12, 2020
The Tampa Bay Rays took a commanding 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the ALCS as they won Sunday’s pitching duel.
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The Tampa Bay Rays took a commanding 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the ALCS as they won Sunday’s pitching duel.
The National League Championship Series is set to begin on Monday, October 12 at 8:08 p.m. ET. The Atlanta Braves will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven series.
Many baseball fans did not expect that the Astros would be four victories away from the World Series in 2020. Particularly not back when the media was buzzing around them in West Palm Beach during Spring Training in February. And yet, they are now a series win away from their third World Series appearance in four years.
While both series on the National League side ended in sweeps, the American League side has been a bit more competitive. Let’s take a look at how we got to the best-of-seven Championship Series with four teams left looking to punch their tickets to the World Series.
B.J. Martin recaps the good, the bad, and the ugly from Billy Eppler’s tenure as the Los Angeles Angels’ general manager.
Earlier in this series, we mentioned how Trevor Bauer should be a priority this offseason, but Marcus Stroman should definitely be on that list as well.
Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford passed away today at the age of 91. The New York Yankee legend pitched for 16 years in pinstripes (1950, 1953-1967) and is still the franchise leader in Wins (236).
The San Diego Padres begin their second-round series against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at 9:38 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field in Texas. The Dodgers shut down the Milwaukee Brewers offense and took both games of the first-round series. The Padres offense looked stagnant into Game 2 against the St. Louis Cardinals but came alive and is looking tough right now. Something has to give.
One side of the American League Division Series pits two AL East rivals against each other. After they swept their respective Wild Card rounds, the fifth-seeded New York Yankees and first-seeded Tampa Bay Rays meet in the mutual site of Petco Park in San Diego.
The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros are set to meet in a highly-competitive American League Divisional Series this week.
Trevor Bauer’s swagger was on display throughout much of the 2020 season. Jacob Benge breaks down the Reds’ pitcher’s season and what to expect as he hits free agency this winter.
The group of 16 World Series hopefuls is down to eight teams. The American League Division Series begins Monday, and the National League Division Series begins Tuesday. There will be no days off and all series are the best of five. Let’s look at how these clubs got here in a recap of the MLB Wild Card Series.
The Tampa Bay Rays took a commanding 1-0 lead over the Houston Astros in the ALCS as they won Sunday’s pitching duel.
The National League Championship Series is set to begin on Monday, October 12 at 8:08 p.m. ET. The Atlanta Braves will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the best-of-seven series.
Many baseball fans did not expect that the Astros would be four victories away from the World Series in 2020. Particularly not back when the media was buzzing around them in West Palm Beach during Spring Training in February. And yet, they are now a series win away from their third World Series appearance in four years.
While both series on the National League side ended in sweeps, the American League side has been a bit more competitive. Let’s take a look at how we got to the best-of-seven Championship Series with four teams left looking to punch their tickets to the World Series.
B.J. Martin recaps the good, the bad, and the ugly from Billy Eppler’s tenure as the Los Angeles Angels’ general manager.
Earlier in this series, we mentioned how Trevor Bauer should be a priority this offseason, but Marcus Stroman should definitely be on that list as well.
Edward Charles “Whitey” Ford passed away today at the age of 91. The New York Yankee legend pitched for 16 years in pinstripes (1950, 1953-1967) and is still the franchise leader in Wins (236).
The San Diego Padres begin their second-round series against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at 9:38 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field in Texas. The Dodgers shut down the Milwaukee Brewers offense and took both games of the first-round series. The Padres offense looked stagnant into Game 2 against the St. Louis Cardinals but came alive and is looking tough right now. Something has to give.
One side of the American League Division Series pits two AL East rivals against each other. After they swept their respective Wild Card rounds, the fifth-seeded New York Yankees and first-seeded Tampa Bay Rays meet in the mutual site of Petco Park in San Diego.
The Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros are set to meet in a highly-competitive American League Divisional Series this week.
Trevor Bauer’s swagger was on display throughout much of the 2020 season. Jacob Benge breaks down the Reds’ pitcher’s season and what to expect as he hits free agency this winter.
The group of 16 World Series hopefuls is down to eight teams. The American League Division Series begins Monday, and the National League Division Series begins Tuesday. There will be no days off and all series are the best of five. Let’s look at how these clubs got here in a recap of the MLB Wild Card Series.
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