Table of Content
- Correa's new team, who agreed to pay him $350M, postpones introduction
- Astros Season in Review: Kyle Tucker
- Astros' Yordan Alvarez mulling over invitation to Home Run Derby
- Former Reds Pitcher Tom Browning, Who Threw The Only Perfect Game In A Turf Stadium, Dies At Age 62
- Smith: Incredible World Cup final an appetizer for Houston in '26
Trout was pulled from the middle of Tuesday’s game with upper back spasms that he was trying to play through. His back started feeling sore while the team was in Miami for a series with the Marlins last week. Notably missing from that final list was Shohei Ohtani, who fans hoped would make another appearance at the All-Star week event. The Astros went on to win in 10 innings on a walk-off single by Alex Bregman, and they would clinch the franchise's first World Series a few days later in Los Angeles. The Astros found themselves trailing the Red Sox 3-1 entering the bottom of the sixth in Game 1 of the ALCS, but Altuve changed that outlook with one swing of the bat.
Manager Dusty Baker granted an at-bat to David Hensley — who reached on a hit by pitch — two batters prior pinch hitting for Mauricio Dubón. The towering lefty was opposed by Robbie Ray — who entered to face the All-Star designated hitter. He's proudly from Alief and occasionally sits alone in his four-cornered room staring at candles. These photos are all about the sweet lefty swing of Alvarez and the way he admires his work. Alvarez is rightly the center of attention here, but it's really all about the fans in the background.
Correa's new team, who agreed to pay him $350M, postpones introduction
Even if Alvarez does not win the fan vote to start, he is almost guaranteed to be selected to his first Midsummer Classic. Alvarez struck his 24th home run of the season during Tuesday's 9-7 win against the Royals. He trails only Yankees center fielder Aaron Judge for the major league lead. In a season with only one win, recent performances against Cowboys and Chiefs have shown Houston can improve heading into final three games vs. AFC... When you hit a home run that big, you need to stare into the crowd and the dugout for a beat, then flip that disgusting bat out of your hands for the bad things it did to that poor baseball.
Now, 12 years into his career, Altuve is among the most prolific playoff performers in MLB history for an annual World Series contender. The heart of baseball beats downtown in Houston near the home of the Astros’ stadium, Minute Maid Park. Instead of hiding its local shrine to the game in a far-flung suburb, the city offers a sky-scraping backdrop for the home games of its American League champions. As a result, condos make up the selection of upper-end homes for sale near Houston’s diamond. Bregman hit his 16th home run of the season off Oakland pitcher Cole Irvin in the first inning.
Astros Season in Review: Kyle Tucker
Mike Trout was left out of the Angels’ starting lineup for a second game in a row on Thursday, their series finale against the Astros at Angel Stadium. Interim manager Phil Nevin planned to leave him off the starting lineup both Wednesday and Thursday. There might be more impactful individual home runs on Altuve's résumé, but it's tough to ignore the significance of his first postseason long ball.
Heading into the 2022 ALCS, Altuve ranks second all-time with 23 postseason home runs (and tops in first-inning playoff blasts). He trails only Manny Ramirez, who hit a record 29 bombs in his playoff career. Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros reacts after hitting a solo home run off of Chris Sale #41 of the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning of game one of the American League Division Series on October 5, 2017 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
Astros' Yordan Alvarez mulling over invitation to Home Run Derby
He also had an RBI double in the seventh inning to help pad the lead. The office of Constable Ted Heap posted on social media a well-choreographed tribute to the Bregman stare involving everyone in the department, from constable deputies, to the K9 unit, to the motorcycle deputies, to the clerical staff. On Thursday, a day after the signature celebration was adopted by the entire Houston Astros dugout, the Harris County Precinct 5 Constable's Office made sure to make themselves feel like they were staring at the world with the hometown boys. Abreu responded accordingly with a scoreless inning, fanning a pair of Mariners, yet Seattle again widened the deficit in the seventh with an Eugenio Suarez solo blast. In response to Verlander's last inning on the mound, Yuli Gurriel launched a home run, marking his second extra-base hit of the afternoon.
The former Baltimore Orioles star, who was traded to the Astros earlier this week, homered in his second at-bat with the team Wednesday afternoon against the Red Sox. He is a Houston native and has previously worked at the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Huntsville Item and iHeartMedia. He enjoys Australian Rules Football, LSU game days in Baton Rouge and being tortured by the DePaul men's basketball program.
Bagwell is followed within this ranking by Lance Berkman with a total of 326 home runs recorded throughout his career. The visit from his football team lifted Garcia's spirits, his mom told CBS News. In the midst of the ALCS, Houston Astros star Carlos Correa made time to visit a teen battling cancer in the hospital and made a promise that filled him with hope.
He hit a two-run blast to tie the game up, helping Houston go on to win 5-4. Jose Altuve #27 of the Houston Astros celebrates in the dugout after hitting a three-run home run in the 9th inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on October 12, 2021 in Chicago. Houston won Game 4 of the 2020 ALDS by a comfortable margin, beating Oakland 11-6 to clinch the series. Altuve's two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh capped an 11-run explosion for the Astros between the fourth and seventh innings. Game 3 of the 2020 ALDS featured another first-inning solo blast from Altuve that didn't result in an Astros win, as the Oakland Athletics rallied late to pull out a 9-7 victory. Even when the Houston Astros were a historically bad baseball team early in his career, Jose Altuve served as a rare bright spot for a franchise that had nothing but the future to look forward to.
Peña led off, but his lined shot was snared by Mariners' first baseman Ty France. Yet Álvarez ripped a single off the wall in right before Alex Bregman strode to the plate. In those final few steps, you can either stomp, skip or even hit the Griddy. Alex Bregman said he wanted to run and hug Alvarez immediately after the home run, but then realized he needed to wait until he rounded the bases. Christian Vazquez made it out to the first-base line in time to slap Alvarez's hand, a pitcher threw a cup of water in the slugger's face and Yuli Gurriel looked like he was at a church revival.
The final score of 9-2 doesn't give justice to how close Game 4 of the 2021 ALCS actually was. Altuve came to the plate with the Red Sox up 2-1 in the top of the eighth, and proceeded to hit a game-tying solo shot over the Green Monster. Houston tacked on seven more runs in the ninth to secure the victory and tie the series at two games apiece. The 2018 ALDS was about as dominant as it gets for the Astros, who swept the Cleveland Indians in three games with a plus-15 run differential.
We'll even have a wrapping station for any items purchased at the Team Store. Suarez's home run came off Cristian Javier — Houston's strongest long-relief option — who only pitched only 1.1 innings out the bullpen. Bryan Abreu followed Verlander for his second-ever postseason appearance — the first coming against the New York Yankees in the 2019 American League Championship Series, where he allowed two runs in 0.2 innings of work. But J.P. Crawford knocked the Cy Young winner off his horse with a solo home run in the inning to build Seattle's run total to five. Rodríguez followed with his second extra-base hit of the afternoon with a two-out triple. But the Astros should not ever have been to that point in the first place.
In addition to being a part of a three-home run performance, it kickstarted a postseason in which he hit seven home runs—which is tied for the sixth-most in MLB history. White Sox reliever Ryan Tepera suggested the Astros were up to some "sketchy stuff" at Minute Maid Park after his team's 12-6 win in Game 3. Houston responded by pummeling them for 10 runs in Chicago to clinch the ALDS in four games. "The Stare" has been gaining momentum all season, including on Friday when Bregman hit a home run and gave the camera a staredown as he walked in its direction in the dugout. It's the holiday season and there's no better time to outfit your favorite Astros fan! Visit the team store in Union Station to check out the coolest and latest championship gear, including the opportunity to purchase a customizable World Series jersey with your name on it.