The Houston Astros took home their first Major League Baseball championship against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Based on a couple of interesting facts, in seems it was already in the cards.
Johnny Cueto retired the final 19 batters he faced, and the Royals beat the Astros, 7-2, in the decisive Game 5 of the American League Division Series in Kansas City on Wednesday night.
The office of Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent out a congratulatory Tweet about the Astros beating the Royals to advance to the ALCS. Only problem is they lost the game.
The Astros were beating the Royals 6-2 as the teams entered the eighth inning of Game 4 of the ALDS...
Dallas Keuchel threw six shutout innings and Colby Rasmus and Carlos Gomez homered to lead the Houston Astros over the New York Yankees, 3-0, in the American League Wild Card game in the Bronx on Tuesday night.
There aren't many things greater than September in the MLB. This week's divisional showdown between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers is no exception.