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TODAY’S GAME: With just seven games remaining on their schedule, the Houston Astros (77-78) will play their final home game of the season today as they try to salvage a win in their three-game series vs. the Atlanta Braves (91-64). Today’s pitching matchup is a good one between Astros ace RHP Hunter Brown (6-3, 3.43 […]
Happy Sunday, folks. Given the results around the league last night, it appears that the Red Sox’s magic number to clinch the postseason is down to one. The Rangers can get to 85 wins, while the Astros can get to 84. If the Rangers were to get to 85 wins, they’d clinch the American League […]
Join us and discuss today’s game in the comments below! Game Info Game Date/Time: Sunday, September 20, 2:10 p.m. ET Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX TV: BravesVision Streaming: MLB.tv Radio: 680 AM / 93.7 FM The Fan, Los Bravos
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (74-74) won 7-0 (BOX SCORE) Burrows started for Sugar Land and tossed 2 scoreless innings. He was relieved by Nezuh who also tossed 2 scoreless innings. The offense got on […]
The Marvel Universe continues to expand and reinvent itself. One of their many successes is the various “What If?” plot twists. “What If Doctor strange loses his heart instead of his hands? Perhaps it’s Spider-Man joining the Fantastic Four or “What If?” Ultron actually won? What if ? What if the Astros with all of […]
The Toronto Blue Jays have almost no margin for error remaining. With a 6-2 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday, they fell three games back of the Chicago White Sox for the final American League wild-card spot. The White Sox hold the tiebreaker over the Blue Jays, meaning Toronto needs four more wins than Chicago over the final seven games to overtake them. Moreover, the Rangers overtook the Houston Astros for the top spot in the AL West with the win, meaning the Astros are now one game ahea...
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday night at Globe Life Field and moved into sole possession of first place in the American League West. With the Houston Astros losing to the Atlanta Braves again, Texas is 78-77 and 1 game ahead of Houston (77-78) with 7 games […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are tied for first place in the American League West at 77-77 with eight games left. On Friday night, Texas beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 at Globe Life Field, while Houston lost 6-2 to the Atlanta Braves at Daikin Park. Houston holds the head-to-head tiebreaker […]
TONIGHT’S GAME: With just eight games remaining on their schedule, the first-place Houston Astros will welcome in the Atlanta Braves for their final home series of the 2026 regular season. RHP Hayden Wesneski (5-2, 3.70 ERA) will make his penultimate start of the season for the Astros tonight opposite RHP Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.49 ERA) and the Braves. THE POSTSEASON […]
An important contest for the relatively-normal NL East and the crab bucket that is the AL West begins at 7:10 pm ET. Whether you’re on the SB Nation app (avail on iOS or Android) or are cracking open your web browser to join us, thanks for being a part of the game thread <3 Game […]
There’s still work to do after last night’s tasteful champagne toast to celebrate a return to the postseason. Walt Weiss, no stranger to tinkering with a lineup formula, has maybe found what he likes most to face RHPs. He will run with the exact same lineup from last night’s 6-2 win versus the Astros, where three two-run homers to the Crawford Boxes in left field secured the series opener. Designated hitter Drake Baldwin leads off, followed by Ronald Acuña Jr. playing right field and aiming fo...
The Atlanta Braves may have clinched a postseason spot last night, but they’re not done yet. Grant Holmes gets the ball on Saturday night against the Houston Astros as they look to keep narrowing down that magic number of three. Here is your fifteen-minute scouting report for today’s game. Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work: bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at NCase Cards with promo code “BravesToday” Rocker Chic...
By Connor Byrne | at September 19, 2026 2:48pm CDT The Astros have activated outfielder/infielder Brice Matthews from the 60-day injured list, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. To make room, they designated outfielder Jorge Barrosa for assignment. More to come… Share Repost Send via email Houston Astros Transactions Brice MatthewsJorge Barrosa View Comments (0)
There’s still work to do after last night’s tasteful champagne toast to celebrate a return to the postseason. Walt Weiss, no stranger to tinkering with a lineup formula, has maybe found what he likes most to face RHPs. He will run with the exact same lineup from last night’s 6-2 win versus the Astros, where […]
The Astros have activated outfielder/infielder Brice Matthews from the 60-day injured list, per Brian McTaggart of MLB.com. To make room, they designated outfielder Jorge Barrosa for assignment. Matthews is returning after missing two months with a sprained left knee. While Matthews was the Astros’ first-round pick in 2023 and their No. 1-ranked prospect when they […]
Yordan Alvarez has the superior rate statistics, but the American League MVP should recognize the player whose complete season has generated the greatest value in the games that matter. By that standard, Rays third baseman Junior Caminero deserves the award. Caminero has powered Tampa Bay to the top of the American League while playing nearly […] The post Why Rays’ Junior Caminero must win AL MVP over Yordan Alvarez appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Another day of minor league baseball is in the books. See the results below. Check out the previous day’s recap here. AAA: Sugar Land Space Cowboys (73-74) won 4-0 (BOX SCORE) Sugar Land got on the board in the second inning scoring 4 runs on a Cole RBI single, a run on a fielder’s choice, an […]
The Houston Astros have not had a very impressive year. The Astros may have been a playoff team in 8 of the last 9 seasons, but the 2026 season has seen them struggle to keep their heads above water as they play their final 8 games of the regular season. The team has benefitted greatly […] The post Astros’ nightmare seeding, matchup scenarios for 2026 MLB Playoffs appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Friday marked a big day for the Atlanta Braves, who secured a spot in the postseason after a 6-2 win over the Houston Astros. It will be the club’s eighth postseason in nine years. The game featured a strong start from Tyler Mahle, three Atlanta home runs, and some late inning hits to provide the […]
Today’s Reflections Hot take here: I think it is a lot more enjoyable watching PCA’s quest at 40/40 than Sosa/McGwire ‘98. Back then, almost 140 home runs between two guys (yes, it was “unreal and unprecedented”), but it got a little predictable and boring. Sammy never met a curtain call he didn’t love. I haven’t […]
Atlanta punched its postseason ticket on Friday night, beating the Astros 6-2 at Daikin Park behind a trio of home runs and a sharp outing from Tyler Mahle. The win officially clinched a playoff berth for the Braves and trimmed their magic number to claim the National League East to four over the Phillies. Mahle […] The post Braves clinch playoff berth win big win over Astros appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Atlanta Braves held a subdued celebration when they clinched a playoff berth Friday night after missing out last season. The first-place Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-2 to punch their ticket to the postseason for the eighth time in nine years. They secured at least a National League wild card and reduced their magic number to three for winning the NL East. Afterward, there was no wild celebration, but rather a simple toast with bubbly before they began looking ahead. “We’ve got our eyes...
Getty Images With a win over the Astros on Friday night, the Atlanta Braves have secured a spot in the 2026 Major League Baseball postseason, joining the Brewers and Dodgers on the National League side of the bracket. The Braves, under first-year manager Walt Weiss, are pulling away from the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East as well, and should wrap up the division title in the coming days. The Braves have successfully rebounded from their 86-loss campaign of 2025, and they are...
And the plot thickens. Braves 6 Astros 2. With the loss and the combination of the Rangers win, things are once again knotted up atop the A.L. West. Peter Lambert was cruising along until the 4th. The Braves strung together three straight hits, the biggest coming off the bat of Michael Harris who took […]