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There was a question coming into Monday’s game between the Houston Astros and Toronto Blue Jays about how fans at the Rogers Centre would respond when Roberto Osuna took the mound in an opposing uniform for the first time. It’s a lot more complicated actually: Osuna, the 23-year-old closer with a seemingly bright future, would likely still be pitching for the Jays if it weren’t for a high-profile alleged domestic violence case that turned into one of the biggest controversies of the baseball season. It turned out, Toronto fans made it known pretty clearly Monday night how they felt about Osuna — with a chorus of boos. Continue to Article

September 25, 2018 1:08:am EST

Roberto Osuna was not greeted kindly by Toronto Blue Jays fans. In his first appearance back at the Rogers Centre, the welcome former Blue Jays’ closer Roberto Osuna received was anything but warm. After being arrested for domestic assault on May 8th, the relief man never suited up in Toronto again and was traded to the Astros prior to the end of his 75-game suspension. Continue to Article

September 24, 2018 11:55:pm EST

No surprise here: The Astros are headed back to the postseason to defend their title following a landslide 11-3 win over the Angels on Friday. First baseman Yuli Gurriel led the charge on Friday, smashing a grand slam in the first inning and tacking on a two-run homer in the second and RBI single in the fifth to help the Astros to a seven-run lead. The Angels eventually returned fire, first with Mike Trout‘s 418-foot homer in the sixth, then with an RBI hit from Francisco Arcia in the seventh, but they couldn’t close the gap in time to overtake the Astros. Continue to Article

September 21, 2018 11:51:pm EST

Yulieski Gurriel of the Astros and Loudres Gurriel of the Blue Jays made MLB history on Friday, becomming the first pair of brothers to register multi-homer games on the same day. Loudres didn't take long to mash two dingers for Toronto, hitting one in the first inning and one in the fourth. After Loudres blasted two homers for Toronto, his brother Yulieski wouldn't be outdone down in Texas. Continue to Article

September 21, 2018 11:34:pm EST

There was no World Series hangover for the Houston Astros this season. On Friday, the defending champions punched their ticket back to October with a dominant 11-3 win against the Los Angeles Angels. Yuli Gurriel took the drama out of the clincher early with a pair of historic home runs. Continue to Article

September 21, 2018 11:08:pm EST

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