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World Series storylines: Phillies’ mentality versus Astros’ experience

Baseball loves its numbers, yet none of the sport’s squadron of calculators and array of…

Yutaro Sugimoto drives in only run as Buffaloes silence Swallows

Yutaro Sugimoto singled in the game’s only run, and four Orix Buffaloes pitchers combined on…

Swallows captain Tetsuto Yamada sparks rout with three-run blast in Game 3 of Japan Series

Osaka – Tetsuto Yamada blasted a three-run home run and lefty Keiji Takahashi threw six…

Orix ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto wins second straight Sawamura Award

Orix Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto won his second straight Eiji Sawamura Award as Japan’s most…

Neither thrill nor agony in second game of the Japan Series as scene shifts to Osaka

The final out in Game 2 of the Japan Series invoked neither the thrill of…

Astros rally to sweep Yankees and set up Phillies game in World Series

New York – Yordan Alvarez hit a game-tying single in the seventh inning and Alex…

Phillies advance to World Series by beating Padres

Bryce Harper smacked the deciding home run in the eighth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies…

Buffaloes and Swallows play to tie in Game 2 of Japan Series

The Orix Buffaloes and Tokyo Yakult Swallows played for more than five hours in Game…

Astros and Phillies win big to reach brink of World Series

New York – The Philadelphia Phillies and Houston Astros advanced within a victory of the…

Swallows slugger Jose Osuna carries hot streak into Japan Series

Tokyo Yakult Swallows outfielder Yasutaka Shiomi flashed a broad grin from the hero interview podium…