The 2022 World Series is a classic case of overwhelming favorite against plucky underdog.
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The Houston Astros are once again heading for the World Series after sweeping the New York Yankees in the best-of-four League Championship Series.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) � Seattle rookie Jarred Kelenic spoiled the major league debut of pitcher Jonathan Heasley by hitting a pair of two-run homers that sent the Mariners over the Kansas City Royals 6-2. Kelenic’s first multihomer game of his career kept the Mariners 3 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees for the
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) â€� Backup catcher Francisco MejĂa had a three-run double, five Tampa Bay pitchers combined on a seven-hitter, and the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 9-0 in a matchup of AL division leaders. Austin Meadows had three RBIs for Tampa Bay, which took the final two games of the series after
Major League Baseball returns to the Field of Dreams site next season. The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs will play a regular-season game in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 11, 2022, at a temporary venue built next to the site where the iconic 1989 movie was filmed. That follows the inaugural game at the site last
The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs are headed to Iowa to play in the Field of Dreams game next year.
CHICAGO (AP) � Rougned Odor hit a two-run homer, Nestor Cortes pitched six solid innings and the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3. Luke Voit also hit a two-run homer in the ninth for New York, which went 5-1 in the season series against Chicago. Cortes allowed one run and seven hits
CHICAGO (AP) � New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has recovered from COVID-19 and will start Monday against the Los Angeles Angels. Cole is 10-6 with a 3.11 ERA in 21 starts. The four-time All-Star was placed on the COVID-19 injured list after testing positive on Aug. 3. Four days earlier, he allowed eight runs
CHICAGO (AP) � Joey Gallo hit a two-run shot in the 10th inning for his second homer of the game, and the New York Yankees outlasted the Chicago White Sox 7-5 in another back-and-forth thriller. Aaron Judge homered again for New York and finished with four RBIs. Judge’s solo shot off Craig Kimbrel put New
MIAMI (AP) � Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly is back with the club two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. The 60-year-old Mattingly, who was vaccinated for the virus in April, returned for the opener of a three-game series at home against the Chicago Cubs. Mattingly says he felt “something� during Miami’s game against the