• The Rays are still just one win away from the second pennant in franchise history, and they have gotten there with extreme reliance on the long ball. After just one start, Verlander was shut down due to a forearm strain. In no way, shape, or form was 2020 a normal year for anybody. Urquidy and Javier combined for a 3.11 ERA in 84 innings. Minnesota Twins designated hitter Nelson Cruz was voted Marvin Miller Man of the Year and Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was picked as Player of the Year in annual Players Choice award voting. Thanks to some of these breakout players, the Astros were able to stay afloat. Landing in Washington as the 2020 regular season began, utility player Josh Harrison did enough to re-sign with the Nationals on a one-year contract for $1 million. Follow him on Twitter at @mattkellyMLB. Tucker was the most consistent and healthy hitter on the team. Arozarena homered to right center (416 feet), Margot scored. These three combined for a 2.37 ERA in 65 innings. We answer the biggest questions so far in this Fall Classic. Correa kept the Astros alive -- again -- with a walk-off solo homer against Rays star reliever Nick. Follow her on Twitter @SlangsOnSports. The injuries to so many veterans gave some young players the opportunity to show what they could do. Matt Kelly is a reporter for MLB.com based in New York. • Houston continues to be hard to finish off. Their only win in that situation came in Game 3 of the 2010 AL Division Series, against the Rangers. While they lost Game Seven, they gave it everything they had. The series is staying in Arlington, but the Dodgers and Rays have 24 hours to catch their breath. Sarah Langs is a reporter/editor for MLB.com based in New York. Thanks to Dusty Baker, in his first season as manager, and a group of resilient players, the 2020 Astros turned a lot of negatives into a successful season. They really put it together when they reached October. 1st: Arozarena homered to right center (416 feet), Margot scored. It's the Rays’ second-longest postseason homer tracked by Statcast behind Mike Zunino’s 454-foot blast in Monday’s Game 2. 3rd: Lowe reached on bunt single to third. When he finally returned, he played just two games before a knee injury ended his season. That was also Arozarena’s 20th hit of the postseason, leaving him just two shy of Derek Jeter’s single-postseason record for rookies set in 1996. For the Houston Astros in particular, 2020 had some major highs and lows. 6th: Zunino hit sacrifice fly to center, Choi scored. • Astros manager Dusty Baker has been in the Major Leagues as either a player, coach or manager for more than five decades, dating back to his debut as a player in 1968, but Thursday marked the first time he was involved with the winning club in a postseason game decided on a walk-off home run. The news that the 2017 team stole signs in their postseason run was very fresh in the minds of the masses. There were so many ways this season could have gone horribly wrong for the 2020 Astros. Correa kept the Astros alive -- again -- with a walk-off solo homer against Rays star reliever Nick Anderson, delivering a dramatic 4-3 win that sent the American League Championship Series to a Game 6. Injuries to veterans like Chris Devenski and Brad Peacock made the team turn to a multitude of rookies. Required fields are marked *. Drew knocked a walk-off single to keep the Red Sox alive in Game 5 of the ALCS. Position players like Jose Altuve, Michael Brantley, and Alex Bregman all spent time on the injured list. Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale, First Base Umpire - John Tumpane, Second Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Third Base Umpire - Chris Conroy, Left Field Umpire - Ted Barrett, Right Field Umpire - Tim Timmons.

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