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⚾ Good morning to everyone but especially …
THE HOUSTON ASTROS AND ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Globe Life Park is technically the Rangers‘ home, but for all intents and purposes, the Astros own the building right now. Houston tied the ALCS at two games apiece with a resounding 10-3 win over Texas. The Astros are now 8-1 at Globe Life Park this season (including playoffs) and have outscored the Rangers 81-40 in those games.
- No one embodies that home-away-from-home idea more than Jose Altuve. Houston’s star second baseman collected three hits and scored three runs. He has five hits in two games at the Rangers this postseason. He had four in six playoff games combined prior to that this year.
- The Astros scored three runs before recording an out. Texas starter Andrew Heaney recorded just two outs before being yanked.
- The Rangers tied the game through three innings, but the Astros exploded for four more runs in the fourth with José Abreu‘s three-run home run breaking things open.
- This crazy, rally-killing tag helped the Astros hold on from there.
- Here’s our preview for Game 5 tonight.
Elsewhere …
Snakes can be most dangerous when backed into a corner. The Diamondbacks are no exception. Ketel Marte delivered a walk-off single to score Pavin Smith, and Arizona avoided a 3-0 series hole with a 2-1 Game 3 win over the Phillies.
- Marte’s game-winner — his third hit of the night — was the Diamondbacks’ first postseason walk off since Luis Gonzalez in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. It was also the first walk off by any team this postseason.
- Brandon Pfaadt finally quieted Philadelphia’s offense, striking out nine over 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Pfaadt, a rookie who had a 5.72 ERA in the regular season, has a 2.13 ERA in the postseason. His nine strikeouts without a walk were second-most by a rookie in a playoff game.
- Arizona can even the series tonight. Here’s our Game 4 preview.
😁 Honorable mentions
😕 Not so honorable mentions
😅 Jaguars hold on to beat Saints in New Orleans
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The Jaguars had never lost when leading by at least 14 points entering the fourth quarter. And while they came darn close to ending that streak, they held on Thursday night. Trevor Lawrence hit Christian Kirk on a 44-yard catch-and-run touchdown and Jacksonville got a red-zone stand in the waining seconds of a 31-24 victory at the Saints.
- It looked like Jacksonville would cruise after Foye Oluokun‘s pick six made it 24-9. However, the Saints offense got hot out of nowhere with Taysom Hill scoring and vintage Michael Thomas appearing on a 17-yard touchdown from Derek Carr.
- But Lawrence — playing on a bum knee — hit Kirk after he burnt Tyrann Mathieu, and Kirk did the rest.
- The hosts had one more chance, getting all the way to Jacksonville’s 6-yard line. But Foster Moreau dropped a wide-open touchdown on third down, and Carr couldn’t connect with Chris Olave on fourth down.
The Jaguars are 5-2 — their best start to a season since 2007 — and have won four straight games. The Saints, meanwhile, fall to 3-4 having lost four of their last five.
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