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Nationals top Astros in Game 7 for first World Series title
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SCOTT STINSON: Washington Nationals clinch first World Series in wild, implausible comeback win
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Strasburg, Nationals send World Series to Game 7
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Scott Stinson: Washington Nationals stave off World Series elimination with rollicking Game 6 win
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Astros handle Scherzer-less Nationals, take 3-2 World Series lead
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SCOTT STINSON: Nationals' hopes dwindle as Astros get another blowout win
Nationals making World Series history by destroying Astros to take 2-0 lead
HOUSTON – From the quaint roots at Jarry Park in Montreal, to the frustrating struggles at the less idyllic Olympic Stadium and then to the heart-wrenching departure for many Canadian baseball fans to their new home in the U.S. capital, the ...
Soto shines as Nationals get Fall Classic started in upset style
HOUSTON — The train tracks and ornamental locomotive high above the centre-field wall at Minute Maid Park can be an annoying accessory to visiting opponents. The whistle blows endlessly whenever the host Astros hit a home run, which in ...
Astros under fire for taunting female reporters about Roberto Osuna
HOUSTON — The Astros’ acquisition of former Blue Jays closer Roberto Osuna is once again under fire following an alleged outburst in the team’s clubhouse over the past weekend. The latest incident reportedly occurred after the ...
Deep-and-motivated Astros are worthy World Series favourites
HOUSTON — As the bedlam at Minute Maid Park finally started to subside in the earliest hours of Sunday morning, Justin Verlander had a victory cigar in one hand and his other arm around super-model wife Kate Upton. A good night to be him. A ...
Altuve's walk-off HR wins Astros pennant over Yankees
EditorsNote: Edit 1: Tweaks throughout HOUSTON -- Jose Altuve drilled a walk-off, two-run home run in the ninth inning to deliver the Houston Astros a heart-stopping 6-4 victory over the visiting New York Yankees on Saturday, clinching the American ...
Early homers help Yanks send ALCS back to Houston
EditorsNote: updates with quotes NEW YORK -- James Paxton pitched six gritty innings, DJ LeMahieu and Aaron Hicks hit first-inning homers off Justin Verlander, and the New York Yankees beat the Houston Astros 4-1 Friday night in Game 5 of the ...
Start spreading the boos, Astros have Yankees on the ALCS ropes
NEW YORK – At their worst they can be foul and merciless, hard even on their beloved home team. At their best, the inhabitants of Yankee Stadium can create an atmosphere rarely matched in sports. There were moments of both ends of the ...
Blue Jays, Yankees to play exhibition games in Montreal's Olympic Stadium
The Expos may not be returning to Montreal, but Major League Baseball is making a (brief) comeback. Evenko announced on Wednesday that the Toronto Blue Jays will take on the New York Yankees at the Olympic Stadium on March 23 and 24, 2020. The ...
Strasburg, Nats crush Cards, close in on NLCS sweep
EditorsNote: update 2: adds Strasburg quotes as last graf Howie Kendrick drove in three runs, and Stephen Strasburg gave the Washington Nationals yet another strong pitching performance Monday in an 8-1 National League Championship Series victory ...
Astros even ALCS with Correa's walk-off blast
EditorsNote: quotes added in addition to a graf about Paxton HOUSTON -- Carlos Correa slugged a walk-off home run on the first pitch of the bottom of the 11th inning and the Houston Astros evened this American League Championship Series with a 3-2 ...
