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Still, the Astros are enjoying one of the best runs in baseball history, all the while continuing to unnerve fans and opponents. The general manager is different now. So is the manager. As is the cast of characters surrounding the core group of players. Yet the Astros keep winning, which suggests they might never have needed that trash can. Including their now-tainted season, the Astros have reached the final round three times in the past five years. With one more win last year, this would be their fourth appearance in that span.

We stuck together. The obstacles, though, were self inflicted. Two years after the Astros capped their rise from a perennial loser to an annual force with a World Series title over the Los Angeles Dodgers in , they were accused by one of their former pitchers of breaking the rules.

The general manager at the time, Jeff Luhnow, and manager, A. Hinch, were suspended by the league and fired by the team, and the league stepped up its efforts to guard against illegal sign stealing, a practice that many believed had spiraled out of control. But the Astros kept the title. If the Braves win the series, Houston will get home-field advantage with Game 1 set for Tuesday.

Otherwise, the series will open in Los Angeles. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. Garcia, Alvarez send Astros back to World Series. Houston Astros. Everything you need to know about Astros-Braves World Series.

Marmol new Cards manager, youngest in MLB. Louis Cardinals. Griffey Jr. Seattle Mariners. Red Sox to evaluate futures of Devers, Bogaerts. Boston Red Sox. Cubs hire Astros exec Bokhari as assistant GM. Chicago Cubs. Atlanta Braves. Love them or hate them, the Astros are really this good. Astros timeline: From sign-stealing scandal to another World Series. Sale started almost as well, allowing just two hits — both to Alvarez — in his first five innings. But he walked Jose Altuve to start the sixth, then Michael Brantley nubbed one toward third.

Devers fielded it and made the throw in time but Schwarber dropped it at first; after sliding into second, Altuve popped up and took off for third, which was uncovered.

Brantley moved up to second on a groundout to the pitcher, then Alvarez doubled to left, scoring two to make it and chasing Sale. The Red Sox had won seven straight postseason games at home — dating to the ALCS — before blowing an eighth-inning lead on Tuesday night.

They had never lost back-to-back postseason games under manager Alex Cora. Rams trade inside linebacker Kenny Young to Broncos for draft pick. UCLA Sports. All Sections. About Us.