October 7, 2021 Lance McCullers Jr. tosses gem, Astros take early ALDS lead over White Sox The Houston Astros took a 1-0 lead in an American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox with a 6-1 win Thursday behind Lance McCullers Jr. and Yordan Alvarez.
October 6, 2021 La Russa back in postseason with White Sox against Astros A three-time World Series winner, Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa certainly couldn’t be nervous as his team prepares for the opener of a best-of-five AL Division Series against the Houston Astros on Thursday.
October 6, 2021 Correa prepares for what could be final run with Astros Carlos Correa seems resigned to what now appears inevitable.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.