Passan: The overpowering art of the Astros' Gerrit Cole
Fifteen strikeouts in his ALDS Game 2 win put the Astros ace among the game's all-time greats. But there's more to his dominance than a strong right arm.
Fifteen strikeouts in his ALDS Game 2 win put the Astros ace among the game's all-time greats. But there's more to his dominance than a strong right arm.
Gerrit Cole carried his splendid September into an outstanding October and Alex Bregman handed fans chanting MVP the mighty swing they craved and the Houston Astros survived a wild ninth inning to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Saturday night for a...
Gearing up for a superteam showdown in the ALCS? Houston and New York still have to get through the Rays and Twins first.
Another season's worth of tearing himself down didn't stop the Astros slugger from adding to his history of Game 1 slugging feats.
Justin Verlander looked every bit the October ace, Jose Altuve polished his postseason resume and the Houston Astros kept rolling, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Friday to open their AL Division Series.
Relievers have never mattered more than they do right now. Sam Miller breaks down each team's bullpen, from how it'll operate in October to its out-of-the-blue stars to its nastiest pitches and beyond.
Verlander and the mighty Astros! Kershaw vs. Strasburg! The Bomba Squad vs. the Bronx Bombers! The smokin' hot Jack Flaherty! Let's go!!
Can the Rays go to Houston and take down the Astros? Buster and Keith Law discuss that after reacting to the triumphant return of Yandy Diaz, Charlie Morton's strong start and Oakland's stumble in another winner-take-all game (14:57). Plus, Sarah Langs and "The Numbers Game" (41:13).
In a world of $200 million superteams, Tampa Bay is living the $60 million dream. Here's what their beer-soaked wild-card celebration revealed about how the Rays are getting it done.
Neither the atmosphere nor the stakes of Wednesday night's American League wild-card game got to Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz, whose pair of solo home runs powered Tampa Bay into the division series.
Rays Tommy Pham talks with Dan Shulman and Chris Singleton about his solo home run and winning the AL wild card game
Yandy Diaz slugged baseball's lowest spender into a matchup with mighty Houston, Charlie Morton silenced the powerful Athletics on the mound, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Oakland at its own game 5-1 in the AL wild-card round Wednesday night.
Rays Tommy Pham talks with Dan Shulman and Chris Singleton about making a return trip to the postseason and his solo HR, helping the Rays win the AL Wild Card Game
In the year of the long ball, Tampa Bay hit four home runs -- two by Yandy Diaz -- for a wild-card win and a date with Houston in the American League Division Series.
Buster speaks with Marc Topkin ahead of tonight's winner-take-all AL Wild Card game to discuss Tampa's journey to this point and the decision to start Charlie Morton against the A's.