Why this weekend was huge for Houston Astros 2023 championship hopes
RUN IT BACK!
14 March 2023
RUN IT BACK!
This weekend was nothing but great news for the Astros. Positive updates from Yordan, Brantley, and McCullers, plus seeing Luis Garcia dominate a star-studded lineup in the WBC.
Astros' young pitching is looking good, and everything seems to be looking good for starting off right en route to a repeat title run in 2023!
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Tarik Skubal kept up his stellar season with a sensational playoff debut and the Detroit Tigers got to Framber Valdez early in a 3-1 win over the Houston Astros in their AL Wild Card Series opener on Tuesday.
The Tigers, swept in the American League Division Series in their last trip to the playoffs in 2014, got their first postseason win since Game 4 the 2013 AL Championship Series against .
Down 3-0 entering the ninth, Houston scored on Yanier Diaz's RBI single and had the bases loaded when Jason Heyward hit a game-ending lineout against Beau Brieske.
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Wednesday in Houston.
Be sure to watch the video above as the crew from Stone Cold 'Stros react live to the Astros' loss on YouTube, and discuss how the club can even the series in Game 2 on Wednesday.