Houston Astros
October standards applied to every ordinary night from April onward
A battle-tested club that remains dangerous even when its margin for error narrows.
Houston beat Philadelphia 2-1 when Cam Smith hit the go-ahead homer in the ninth after Cristian Javier and Zack Wheeler traded seven innings of control.
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Astros 2, Phillies 1: Cam Smith kept the ninth from belonging to Philadelphia
The Astros and Phillies reached the ninth tied, then Cam Smith supplied the one swing that decided a pitching duel.
Phillies 11, Astros 7: Schwarber flipped the deficit
Kyle Schwarber's grand slam powered a six-run sixth inning, and Philadelphia held on after Houston's early lead disappeared.
Astros 6, Phillies 5: Three homers owned the margin
Christian Walker, Cam Smith, and Daulton Varsho supplied three home runs, while Hayden Wesneski and the Houston bullpen kept Philadelphia's rally from becoming a takeover.
Astros 9, Yankees 7: Houston kept answering the microphone
The Astros and Yankees traded punches through eight innings, but Houston turned 14 hits and a two-run ninth-inning cushion into a complete road win.