MLB Postseason October 4, 2021 MLB World Series droughts: Some 2021 postseason teams looking to snap title-less streaks The MLB Postseason will feature the top teams in baseball and some of the most storied franchises in the sport’s history.
MLB October 3, 2021 Turner, Gurriel win batting titles in boom-and-bust season Trea Turner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston’s Yuli Gurriel won their first batting titles Sunday in a season of boom and bust that saw four teams lose 100 games for only the third time, and four 90-game winners in the AL East alone.
MLB October 3, 2021 Astros rout A's 10-4, secure ALDS home-field advantage Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker hit two of the Astros’ four homers as Houston locked up home-field advantage in the AL Division Series with a 10-4 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.
MLB October 2, 2021 Astros' edge for home field in playoffs cut with loss to A's Matt Olson and Chad Pinder each homered and the Oakland Athletics beat Houston 8-6 Friday night, cutting the Astros’ edge for home-field advantage in the AL playoffs.
MLB September 30, 2021 Correa, Astros clinch AL West, open playoffs vs White Sox Carlos Correa hit his career-high 25th homer with a three-run shot and the Houston Astros clinched the AL West with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.
MLB September 30, 2021 Rays clinch top seed in AL playoffs, stall Astros in West After locking down the top seed in the American League playoffs and the best record in franchise history, the Tampa Bay Rays were still looking for more.
MLB September 26, 2021 A's edge AL West-leading Astros again on walk-off hit in 9th Mark Canha hit an RBI single with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Oakland Athletics again beat Houston with their final swing, edging the AL West-leading Astros 4-3 Sunday.
MLB September 25, 2021 Marte's double in 9th lifts A's 2-1, stalls Astros Starling Marte hit a game-ending double with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the Houston Astros 2-1 on Saturday.
MLB September 25, 2021 Montas reaches 200 Ks, A's pound first-place Astros 14-2 Frankie Montas pitched two-hit ball over seven innings and became the first Oakland pitcher in 20 years to reach 200 strikeouts in a season, helping the Athletics pound the Houston Astros 14-2 on Friday night to support their slim playoff hopes.
MLB September 24, 2021 Ohtani bounces back with go-ahead run as Angels edge Astros This time, the calls went Shohei Ohtani's way.
MLB September 23, 2021 Astros move closer, beat Angels in 12; Ohtani out at plate Houston manager Dusty Baker says a huge source of pride about his AL West-leading team is the way it plays defense.