After inducing a groundout by Carlos Correa, Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez pointed to his wrist in reference to the Astros player's Game 1 celebration. The gesture drew a rebuke from Boston manager Alex Cora, but Correa thought it was "kind of cool."
Grand slams by the Boston Red Sox during the regular season? Three. Grand slams by the Red Sox during the postseason? Three and counting.
A tale of two games. In Game 1, Houston Astros star Carlos Correa made sure Boston Red Sox pitcher Hansel Robles knew it was his time. In Game 3, Eduardo Rodriguez returned the gesture after getting Correa to ground out to end the top of the sixth inning.
— Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodríguez walked off the mound with a six-run lead and a message for Carlos Correa and the rest of the Houston Astros:
The Astros are starting rookie Jose Siri in center field for Game 3 of their ALCS matchup against the Red Sox on Monday.
Astros rookie starter Luis Garcia said Sunday he's feeling better after leaving Game 2 with knee discomfort.
From Boston's two grand slams to Atlanta's walk-off win, Saturday's league championship series action was the latest display of October magic.
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J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers hit grand slams in the first two innings of Saturday's ALCS Game 2, as the Red Sox became the first team in MLB history to record multiple grand slams in a postseason game.
Pitcher Luis Garcia started Game 2 of the ALCS for the Astros on Saturday but left in the second inning with a knee injury and Houston trailing 4-0 to the Red Sox in a game Boston eventually won.
Sidelined for the ALCS, Astros ace Lance McCullers Jr. is heartbroken but trying to stay upbeat by helping the rest of his team in its matchup with the Red Sox.
Jose Urquidy will make his first start of this postseason when he takes the mound for the Astros in Game 3 of the ALCS. The Red Sox have yet to name a starter for Monday's game at Fenway Park.
Enrique Hernández continued his impressive postseason run and Astros manager Dusty Baker had nothing but praise for the Red Sox center fielder during an in-game interview.
Friday's win marked the fourth postseason game where Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa both hit homers, the most by a pair of infield teammates in MLB history.
Astros come out on top in the series opener despite Kiké Hernández's display of October magic.
Right-hander Jake Odorizzi had been added to the Astros' roster for the ALCS, replacing ace Lance McCullers Jr., who suffered forearm tightness in his last start and is still being evaluated.
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The Astros finished off the White Sox 10-1 in Tuesday's series-clinching Game 4, becoming the third team in MLB history to appear in five straight championship series.
