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The Wild Card Series came and went this year without much intrigue. The Yankees blew the Red Sox out of the water, the White Sox stuck the final stake into the dying heart of the Astros, and the Padres embarrassed the Cubs. None of those series were competitive, but there was one that at least […]
The Astros and Red Sox got swept out of the playoffs. Could their managers have done anything differently to prevent it?
The Astros have two teams in the Dominican Summer League and had some standout performances from the international prospects. Let’s take a look. The DSL Astros Orange put together a strong 2026 season improving on their 32-23 record in 2025 to a 33-20 record in 2026. Below are the team leaders and top performers. Here […]
The last two times the White Sox were in a real postseason — 2008 against the Rays, 2021 against the Astros — they fell behind 2-0 in the the ALDS, and had to scratch out Game 3 victories each time in order to ensure that they wouldn’t participate in the bare minimum of games. Three… The post White Sox offseason business during the postseason: Arbitration figures, play-by-play future appeared first on Sox Machine .
The terms “starter” and “reliever” don’t mean much to the White Sox. The club has consistently employed openers and bulk pitchers in lieu of typical starters this season. The postseason has been no different. Sean Burke made a somewhat normal start in the clincher against the Astros, but two quasi-starters came in after him (Anthony […]
The Astros went into last offseason in search of rotation depth. The Rays were looking to offload a cumbersome contract (by their standards). Enter the Pirates, who seized the opportunity and came away with a tremendous trade haul. Pittsburgh landed second baseman Brandon Lowe, left-hander Mason Montgomery, and outfielder Jake Mangum in the three-team deal. […]
UPDATED: Daily News (game story and two images) Yankees - 000 000 000 - 0 1 0 Rays - 001 000 00x - 1 5 0 This is the 14th time in postseason history a team has allowed 0 hits in the first seven innings of a game. First time since the Astros ( 2022 WS G4 ) threw a combined (four pitchers) no-hitter. Longest individual no-hit bids in postseason history : 2010 NLDS G1 Roy Halladay: No-hitter 1956 WS G5 Don Larsen: Pe...
The Chicago White Sox have been on an incredible run to start the MLB postseason, sweeping the Houston Astros out of the Wild Card round and then taking a 3–0 win on the road in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday. While everyone from the everyday sports fan of Chicago…
Joe Espada "absolutely" hopes to return as Houston Astros manager, but owner Jim Crane has not indicated whether he will retain him beyond the 2026 season.
The Chicago White Sox are off to a dream start in the 2026 MLB playoffs. After sweeping the Houston Astros in the ALWCS they took Game 1 of the ALDS with a 3-0 win against the Cleveland Guardians. In this contest, Munetaka Murakami provided the power with a two run home run in the fourth [...] The post 2 ways White Sox pitchers etched names in MLB history books in Game 1 ALDS win appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Astros were swiftly knocked out of the postseason via a two-game sweep by the upstart White Sox. That’s the third straight year under manager Joe Espada in which Houston failed to make a deep postseason run, having been swept in the Wild Card Series in 2024 and 2026 and missing the playoffs entirely in […]
The Chicago White Sox weren’t expected to come close to the playoffs entering the 2026 season. But now, they’ve clinched their spot in the American League Division Series. The White Sox did it in impressive fashion too, sweeping the Houston Astros in their three-game Wild Card Series. They’ll next face the Cleveland Guardians in a [...] The post Chicago White Sox set new MLB playoff history in Astros sweep appeared first on ChiCitySports .
The Houston Astros should not let the swing that ended their season dictate their free-agent decision. Bryan Abreu surrendered the three-run homer to Chase Meidroth that crushed the Astros’ comeback hopes and helped the Chicago White Sox clinch their AL Wild Card Series sweep. With that said, Houston should remember that mistake without letting it […] The post 1 free agent Astros must re-sign after losing in postseason to White Sox appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Dynasties rarely announce when they are over. There is usually no clean ending, no obvious moment when a team goes from feared to vulnerable. The names are still familiar. The banners still hang. Enough talent remains to convince everyone that one more run is possible. That is what makes the 2026 Houston Astros so interesting. […] The post Houston Astros’ Season Comes to Unceremonious End appeared first on Just Baseball .
The Seattle Mariners are looking for a new manager after a disappointing season. It appears a well-known Major League Baseball manager is in the mix for the job. “Joe Espada could also be an option if the Houston Astros don’t bring him back,” The Athletic reported. Espada just led the Astros to the Major League […] The post Mariners rumors: Insider mentions Joe Espada as potential fit for Seattle manager opening appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Good morning! Here we are just hours before the Sox face Cleveland in game one of the ALDS, and the roster seems up to the task . Chase Meidroth's emphatic three-run dinger helped seal the deal on a dusting of the Astros , and it also represented the most total bases in game by a White Sox hitter this series, with five. While five total bases may not seem like much in the context of the regular season-- the Sox logged 99 instances of five or more total bases over the course of 162 games; M...
The White Sox ended a nearly 21-year playoff series drought with a Wild Card sweep of the Astros in Houston. Champagne first, then Cleveland in the ALDS. The post White Sox Champagne Celebration 21 Years in the Making appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
Nibblin’ on hot dogs Watchin’ Texas slog All of these batters start off 0 and 1 Readin’ LSB Wantin’ a ribbie Thinking ‘bout when the Rangers were fun Wastin’ away again in .500-ville Searchin’ for my lost shaker of salt Some people claim that its the Astros to blame But I know its nobody’s fault […]
This was obviously not the season the Houston Astros hoped for. Despite the 10th-highest payroll in MLB this season, the […]
The Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros in convincing fashion during the American League Wild Card Series and now turn their attention to a familiar opponent: the division-rival Cleveland Guardians in the American League Division Series. Chicago won the regular-season series between the two teams, 7-6, and held a +1 advantage in run differential. [...] The post How the White Sox have fared against Guardians Game 1 and 2 starting pitchers appeared first on ChiCitySports .
Astros fans, buckle up. It’s going to be a long, cold winter. After another Wild Card Series sweep, the Astros enter an offseason filled with more questions than answers. And when you look at how this season ended, it’s difficult not to trace many of their problems back to issues that were staring this organization […]
Happy Friday, everyone. I know this week hasn’t gone the way we had hoped, and that October baseball is now over for the Cubs, but the postseason rolls on, and we’ll still be keeping an eye on its progress as the month goes on. Today, we look at how the Astros fans turned on their […]
The Houston Astros ' season ended Wednesday in a sweep, and the question hanging over the franchise now is whether Jeremy Pena becomes the next Kyle Tucker. Houston fell 7-3 to the Chicago White Sox in Game 2 of the AL Wild Card Series, getting swept out of the playoffs at Daikin Park. The Houston Chronicle raised the comparison in its postmortem on the season. Pena is entering his final season of club control, the same spot Tucker was in before Houston traded him to the Cubs two w...
Three sweeps, one series going the distance and the White Sox still playing baseball in October. That’s a pretty good start to the postseason. The South Siders sent Houston packing for their first postseason series win in 21 years, while the Yankees steamrolled Boston and the Padres shut down the North Side’s supposedly mighty offense. […]
Aaron Boone and A.J. Preller helped their teams advance, while Yordan Alvarez and Pete Crow-Armstrong have some explaining to do.