García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached their first World Series in 12 years with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series on ...

Cristian Javier started for the Astros in Game 7, while Max Scherzer started for the ... solo home run to left center field. Score is now 3-11 Rangers. 9:53 p.m. - Rangers announce a lineup ...

Playing a Game 7 in Space City, the Astros never even took off. Javier flopped in an abbreviated postseason start and France had a rocky relief outing, sending Houston to an 11-4 loss to the Texas ...

ALCS Game 7 should include the best of the best ... In this case, though, there was no decisive call which went against Houston. The Astros lost 11-4, and some of those runs were scored in ...

Houston is 22-20 overall and 7-11 in road games. The Astros have the seventh-best team ERA in the majors at 3.46. Thursday's game is the first time these teams meet this season. TOP PERFORMERS ...

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1. Pittsburgh is 23-39 overall and 14-17 at home. The Pirates are 9-3 in games when they ...

They are the Houston Astros ... the 2017 Game 7, and was brilliant in their matchup in Game 2 of this series. He yielded just four hits and one earned run, striking out 11 in seven innings ...

Mike Burrows (0-1) looks for his first win as the Pirates try to even the series with Houston on Wednesday night.

The Tampa Bay Rays (28-27) visit the Houston Astros (30-25) for the first game of a 4-game series Thursday at Daikin Park.

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros host the Athletics on Tuesday to begin a two-game series. Houston is 28-25 overall and 18-10 in home games. The Astros are 21-10 in games when they record eight or more ...