Author: Sue Kolinsky

Houston Dominates Yu Darvish in Game 3 World Series Win

Houston starting pitchers are paying it forward this postseason with clutch multiple inning saves for their teammates who toed the rubber before them. Brad Peacock did it for Lance McCullers Friday night, and McCullers for his pal Charlie Morton in Game 7 of the ALCS. “The ovation I got when I was in the bullpen — I got chills,” McCullers said. “I’ll probably never...

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Houston Triumphs in Record Setting Extra Inning Battle

One manager pulled his starter too soon, the other saw his perfect closer cough up the lead and the blue crew bullpen that banked a streak of 28 scoreless innings succumbed to an Astros’ team that’s not buying into the hoopla of the Dodgers destiny. Wednesday night at Chavez Ravine Houston’s stars staged a stunning comeback to beat Los Angeles 7-6 in an 11-inning slugfest that may go...

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Kershaw is Cool Dominating Houston in 103 Degree Heat

Justin Turner’s hunt for a red-hot October resumed in Game 1 of the World Series with a tie breaking two-run homer off of Dallas Keuchel that held up in the Dodgers 3-1 win against the Astros in the best-of-seven series. After striking out and fouling out in his first two at-bats swinging a heavier bat, the scraggly bearded third baseman returned in the sixth inning with some lighter lumber for...

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Dodgers End 28-Year Drought

The defining moment of the Dodgers fate in reaching the Fall Classic came off the bat of their red bearded third baseman, Justin Turner, whose three-run walk-off blast in game two of the NLCS signaled the end of a 28-year old drought. If you needed any more clues that this team was destined for something far greater than an NLDS title please quit your detective day job because you’re not...

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Epic Comeback By Yankees Ties Up Series With ‘Stros

Questionable early exits of two opposing pitchers made for Monday morning quarterbacking Tuesday night in the Bronx. New York managed to tie the series 2-2 with a 6-4 win, but not without a lot of head scratching from this lifelong baseball fan. Yankee starter Sonny Gray was in the midst of a stellar performance matching the equally impressive outing of Astros all-star Lance McCullers. After...

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