The Aporia
The Aporia
16 articles about 15 events for “American League Championship Series Game 2” from The Guardian.
“Baseball dismissed Milwaukee’s 22-0 demolition of Seattle on 18 August, the 20-0 waxing of Cincinnati a month later, and the comprehensive dusting of their division – their fourth consecutive National League Central title and fifth in six years – by 14 games.”
“Tampa Bay, who won an American League-best 98 games, were left with a third World Series defeat following losses in 2008 and 2020.”
“Of 43 teams to trail 3-0 in any best-of-seven postseason matchup, the only one that rebounded to win was the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 American League Championship Series.”
“Of the 43 previous major league teams to fall behind 3-0 in a best-of-seven postseason series, only the 2004 Boston Red Sox rallied to win four straight when they beat the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series.”
“And the Rays reached this point by beating the Cleveland Guardians, who have MLB’s smallest payroll, in the American League Championship Series.”
“In the finals, they’ll provide a sequel to their magnetic series from 2025, only Haliburton will be healthy for Game 7.”
“Leonard had fallen out with his former team, the San Antonio Spurs – one of the most respected franchises in professional sports – due to differences in opinion about an injury that had limited him to just nine games in the 2017-18 season.”
“A dazzling pitching performance from starter Drew Rasmussen laid the foundation for another deserved victory for the Rays, who had leveled the best-of-seven American League Championship Series on Saturday.”
“The Brewers will open the World Series at home on 23 October against the winner of the American League Championship Series between the Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays.”
“Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead two-run homer, Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Thursday to take a 2-1 lead.”
“William Contreras hit a tying homer in the fifth and singled home the go-ahead run an inning later as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 on Monday in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series.”
“Cleveland open the American League Championship Series at Tampa Bay on Monday night, seeking their first World Series appearance since 2016.”
“The Dodgers won back-to-back games in Atlanta to take the best-of-five series 3-1 and advance to the National League Championship Series as they seek to become the first NL team to win three consecutive World Series titles.”
“They can seal their progress to the American League Championship Series on Wednesday if they beat the Guardians in Chicago.”
“The Astros reached the American League Championship Series seven straight times from 2017-23 and advanced to the World Series four times, winning championships in 2017 and 2022.”
“Premier League 2pmBournemouth v Liverpool live Liverpool remain unbeaten under their new head coach, Andoni Iraola, in all competitions but managing three draws from four Premier League games has stifled any early-season momentum.”