Tag: Justin Verlander

Astros ALDS: Houston unsure if days off before Mariners Game 1 will affect club; Verlander returns to postseason!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – No Major League Baseball team has played more postseason games than the Houston Astros since 2017. This team, in the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, knows all there is to know about postseason, yet the Astros have never experienced a playoff round like 2022. . “Well, we don’t know the impact of that,” said Astros manager Dusty Becker, referring to his team’s five full days off since the regular season ended. Due to MLB’s new playoff format, the top two teams in each league receive…

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Astros’ shot at 2nd no-hit game of 2022 broken up with 3 outs left, but Houston shuts out Phillies!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – First thing’s first: The Houston Astros dominated the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night, scoring 10 runs on 17 runs. Now for the meat of the evening game: Stros was three stints away from adding to the 2022 season when the team went into the lead in the ninth inning without giving up a hit for the rest of the game. Justin Verlander’s five and three acting innings served as a key piece for a potentially unsuccessful game the night before the regular season finale on Wednesday.…

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Houston Astros’ No. 1 prospect Hunter Brown gets callup to majors and opportunity to play with idol Justin Verlander!

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Sugarland, Texas (KTRK) – After dominating Triple A this season with the Sugar Land Space Cowboys, phenomenon Hunter Brown was added to the Houston Astros’ top roster late Thursday afternoon. Brown turned 24 on Monday. It was the same day Sugar Land manager Mickey Storey told him he was leaving Junior, joining the big league team, and fulfilling his lifelong dream. “When I got the phone call and was able to deliver the news, it was exciting,” Storey told ABC13 on Thursday. “Hunter Brown is one of the nicest ball…

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Houston Astros, UH Cougars football among top sports questions headlining this week!

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Houston, Texas (KTRK) – The Astros aren’t going anywhere, except for the playoffs, of course, but football season is finally here in Texas. Houston Chronicle columnist Brian T. Smith joins ABC13 anchor Jonathan Bruce to analyze the biggest stories in Houston sports. Are Texas on the cusp of respect this season? Can the University of Houston challenge the college football game? Is Justin Verlander’s injury a concern for the Astros? Watch in the video above. Additionally, check out Brian’s column this week About an old suicide soldier who turns into…

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