Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2022 05:45:07 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Houston rookie Jeremy Pena had a home run and a run-scoring single and star pitcher Justin Verlander battled through five innings as the Astros edged the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2, to move to the brink of another World Series title. The Astros took a 3-2 lead in Major League Baseball’s Championship showcase and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2022 04:39:53 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Christian Javier led Houston pitchers in an unprecedented World Series combined no-hitter Wednesday as the Astros beat Philadelphia 5-0 to level Major League Baseball’s championship showcase. Javier threw six innings without surrendering a hit and relief pitchers Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly kept the door firmly closed as the Astros […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2022 04:19:34 +0000
PHILADELPHIA (AFP) – The Philadelphia Phillies smashed five home runs to batter the Houston Astros 7-0 and take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven World Series on Tuesday. After rain forced the postponement of game three on Monday, the Phillies returned to Citizens Bank Park with a vengeance to dominate the Astros. Bryce Harper set […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2022 08:05:29 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Houston starting pitcher Framber Valdez struck out nine over 6 1/3 innings on Saturday, sparking the Astros over Philadelphia, 5-2, to pull level in the World Series. The 28-year-old Dominican left-hander, a 17-game winner in the regular season, allowed only one run on four hits with three walks to frustrate Phillies batters. […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2022 05:42:45 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – Bryce Harper’s game-winning home run on Sunday powered the Philadelphia Phillies into the World Series, where they will face Houston after the Astros swept the New York Yankees out of the Major League Baseball playoffs. The Phillies reached the World Series for the first time in 13 years by beating San Diego, […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 04:04:30 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Alex Bregman belted a three-run home run and Framber Valdez pitched seven strong innings Thursday as the Houston Astros beat the New York Yankees, 3-2, to take a commanding lead in their Major League Baseball playoff series. The Astros seized a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven American League Championship Series, which […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2022 03:24:11 +0000
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge smashed his 62nd home run of the season on Tuesday to finally surpass the legendary Roger Maris’s long-standing American League record. Judge, who equaled Maris’s record in Toronto last week, blasted a 391-foot bomb into the stands at the Texas Rangers’ Choctaw Stadium in the […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2022 02:59:23 +0000
TORONTO, Canada (AFP) – New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge blasted his 61st home run of the season on Wednesday to equal the legendary Roger Maris’s longstanding American League record. Judge, who has been motoring towards Maris’s record all season, had been stuck on 60 home runs after failing to homer in seven straight games […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 04:01:57 +0000
NEW YORK (AFP) – New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge homered twice in a 7-6 victory over the Red Sox in Boston on Tuesday to edge closer to the American League record of 61 in a season. Judge connected for solo shots in the sixth and eighth inning ˗ his 56th and 57th homers of […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:51:51 +0000
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Chicago pitcher Drew Smyly tossed five scoreless innings and the Cubs posted three first-inning runs on the way to a 4-2 victory Thursday in Major League Baseball’s bucolic “Field of Dreams” game in Iowa. The regular-season contest was the second MLB game in the nostalgic ballpark set amid the cornfields in Dyersville, […]
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