Astros edge Phillies in Game 5 thriller for 3-2 lead

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 […]

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Javier terrorizes Phillies as Astros romp to no-hit 5-0 win

Credit 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 […]

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Phillies rap Astros with 5 home runs for 2-1 WS lead

Credit 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 […]

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Astros sweep Yankees to set up World Series duel vs Phillies

Credit 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, […]

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Nationals rally to beat Astros and capture World Series

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 04:50:30 +0000

HOUSTON: The Washington Nationals completed one of the most shocking championship runs in Major League Baseball history Wednesday by defeating Houston 6-2 to capture the US capital’s first World Series title since 1924. Howie Kendrick and Anthony Rendon blasted home runs and the Nationals rallied from two runs down after six innnings in the winner-take-all showdown to claim […]

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Bulls & Bears: Former teammates Brady and Garoppolo at the helm of last two undefeated NFL teams

Credit to Author: Paul Chapman| Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2019 17:31:40 +0000

Bulls of the Week It’s ironic that the former quarterbacking tandem of Tom Brady and Jimmy Garoppolo are at the helm of the two undefeated teams left standing in the NFL this season. At an annual salary of US$35 million per year, the 42-year-old Brady and his New England Patriots are 7-0 while Garoppolo and […]

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Seattle’s ‘King Felix’ reaches 2,500 career MLB strikeouts

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Sun, 12 May 2019 03:30:08 +0000

“King Felix” used a 92-mph sinker ball to get Boston’s Michael Chavis called out on strikes in the second inning, then followed by getting next-batter Jackie Bradley to strike out swinging. #MLB

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