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Smallest sample ever, but positive postseason hitting stats: Jeremy Peña, 1.125 OPS Cam Smith, 1.089 OPS Jose Altuve, .875 OPS

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 6h

Hunter Brown had a 40.50 postseason ERA. Seems bad

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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 6h

Peacock maintaining the long-honored tradition of Clayton Kershaw being unwatchable in the playoffs

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 6h

I do hope that many of y’all stay engaged on the Rockets this season. I don’t have much positive to say about the Texans, but I do feel confident that this will be a very good year for the Rockets, assuming relative health. And then, once that’s over, Comets!

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 7h

Same, and you’ve always been one of my favorites going back to the very old days at TOS. Ending sucked, but I did enjoy the journey with our #Astros community here. It’s the first time I’ve felt like myself (the online version, at least) in a few years.

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 7h

I hope Sousa takes in a game to enjoy the crowd

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Anyone want one of these bad boys to commemorate this incredible season? (These actually would make pretty awesome gag gifts, but we can wait a couple days until they’re $5.)

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Defining image of the 2026 Houston Astros

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Too bad Walker is due up second, would be poetic for the series to end with him striking out

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

And just like everything else with this franchise, it goes bust

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Well, 1B being occupied will make it more difficult to pitch around…

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Man, Yordan demolished that.

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Stack baserunners, a walk or single is the same as a HR here. Except for Altuve, of course. I want him swinging like it’s Chapman hanging a slider

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

1 pitch, 1 out for Josh Hader, so at least there’s that

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Josh Hader aggressively warming in the 8th. Nothing to save him for, at this point

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

Funny to see the “no time like October” banners when this team will be eliminated in September

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 9h

lol at the insanely predictable hat tips from the Toxic Positivity crowd at TOS. Cleveland will bounce this mediocre 84-win team just as they did Detroit two years ago, when everyone was bending over backward to praise them. This is a losing baseball team. Period. Sometimes it’s just that you suck

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⚾️ Sax 🧟‍♀️ @codeveronicaxhd.bsky.social · 10h

Oh look. The guy who was unhappy he wasn’t getting enough cheers is 0 for 3 with two strikeouts #Astros

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Meidroth almost certainly just ended the series, and he literally went to the plate trying to sac bunt. Getting the double steal off Abreu and Diaz changed that. After all these years, the Astros still remain atrocious at holding runners

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Good news: Altuve will get at least one more shot at history Bad news: Considering the org he plays for, there’s a decent chance it’s the final postseason AB of his career No pressure

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Zero reason for Abreu to lob that over behind in the count, with 1B open. That’s the season

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Sigh. RISP with no out. If they get a run here, coupled with the Astros not scoring in the 5th, would be a pretty big gut punch

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Game of centimeters. Gone Chicago’s way all series.

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Bryan Abreu starting to get loose with 0 out in the 6th

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

This game is tied if Nick Allen puts down a sac bunt or takes a walk.

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Unreal. That was a golden opportunity.

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

THIS is a postseason crowd

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Yordan, here’s your chance to

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Amazing work by Peter Lambert. Potentially season saving.

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Massive inning for Lambert here. Astros’ momentum is definitely building, but this is his third inning of relief and it’s the heart of their lineup. Gotta keep stacking zeroes

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emoly @emacattack.bsky.social · 10h

unfortunately too many boos and not enough fans in the stadium for him to homer there

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

You guys, what if Christian Walker tied the game here

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 10h

Jose Altuve is one HR away from becoming MLB’s all-time postseason HR king. ONE MORE

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Sarah Langs @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 11h

AJ Blubaugh is the second pitcher in postseason history to appear in the first inning on consecutive days, joining Gary Bell in Games 3-4 of the 1967 World Series h/t @EliasSports

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 11h

2 ABs, 2 strikeouts for Yordan. Bad time for him to go through it.

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 11h

Again, are the Astros aware that they can challenge themselves?

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Ben DuBose @bendubose.bsky.social · 11h

Lambert in, Sousa and Imai stretching. The most comical outcome possible would be an extended Sousa appearance, so that’s probably what we’ll get

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