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The veteran left-hander went six shutout innings, striking out nine Astros.BYU鈥檚 Cosmo the Cougar Is the Next Superstar MascotJoshua Johnson Is HS Footballs Quadruple ThreatThe Champions x Queer EyeHappy 26th Birthday to OBJ 馃帀Happy Anniversary to the Cubs Curse-BreakingD-Rose Turned Back the Clock and Put Up 50Will Drake鈥檚 Favorite Teams Reverse the 6 God Curse?Sports Worlds Halloween Costumes Went HardUp Your Halloween Game with Giant Pumpkin RegattaThe Champions: Episode 6 Is ComingDubs Trolled Fergie So Hard It Became a ChallengePurdue Footballs No. 1 Fan Is Inspiring the TeamOne Road to MLB Starts with a Bottle Cap and BroomstickIts Been a Wild Month with Flyers鈥?Mascot Gritty馃専The Champions: Episode 5 馃専CP3-Rondo Blowup Was a Long Time ComingMahomes Is Showtime Off the Field TooCFBs Creative Entrances Put WWE to ShameWorld Pole Climbing Championships Are Something ElseNBA Let Players Know They Have to Cover Branded TattoosRight Arrow IconJ.D. Martinez finished 2-for-3, and his solo home run got Boston on the board in the third inning. Rafael Devers made it a 4-0 lead in the sixth with a three-run homer.Dominant Price Adds Different Dimension to Sox Rotation in Fall ClassicThe Price playoff narrative has been beaten into the ground so much that even casual baseball fans are probably aware of his October history.The five-time All-Star was a different pitcher Thursday night, and his changeup was a big reason.Trevor Bauer BauerOutageDavid price fb velo up and more usage of the changeup tonight. Bigger speed differential is creating a lot of uncomfortable at bats thus far. MLBNetworkMike Petriello mike_petrielloDavid Price, Game 231% four-seam35% two-seam23% cutter11% changeup David Price, Game 5 (through 4)27% four-seam19% two-seam15% cutter37% changeupSo many more changeups. Good. Also: His 95.8 to Correa in the 4th was his second-fastest pitch of 2018, reg/post. EXRT2f4UBeEduardo Perez PerezEdDavid Price has thrown his changeup on 43% of his pitches Frank White Jersey , on pace to be the highest percentage in any start in his career. Astros hitters are 0-8 with 4 K vs his change tonight.It's one thing for Price to pitch spectacularly on a given night; it's another for that success to come in part because of a change in approach. That's something tangible he can carry into his first start in the 2018 World Series.Expecting the veteran left-hander to be this effective in the Fall Classic might be unrealistic, but a better version of Price than his typical postseason self would make a big difference for the Red Sox in the next round.Nathan Eovaldi has never pitched in a World Series, andRick Porcello's playoff starts with Boston have been a mixed bag. Most importantly, Chris Sale has astomach illnessthat kept him out of starting Game 5.If the Red Sox can count on Price, they'll have one fewer question mark surrounding their starting rotation.Astros Primed to Contend Again in 2019Sometimes, baseball isn't fair.Joe Sheehan joe_sheehan1. The #Astros were the best team in baseball against left-handed pitching his year. (123 wRC+)2. The Astros were 12-18 against lefty starters at home.[shrug]Will Carroll injuryexpertAstros have so much talent. Two lights out starters. Nice pen. And yet they might end up with nothing. This teams probably better than last years but no ring. Baseball is hard.As great as the Astros played this year, history wasn't on their side. MLB will now go 18 years without a repeat World Series champion.The good news for Houston is that it has a good chance to return to the playoffs and make another title challenge in 2019.The Astros could see some experienced veterans depart in free agency.Marwin Gonzalez, Charlie Morton, Evan Gattis http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-joakim-soria-jersey , Tony Sipp and Dallas Keuchel are all hitting the open market in the offseason.The Justin Verlander trade鈥攖he Astrosabsorbed$40 million from his contract鈥攕howed ownership is willing to make the financial commitment necessary to put together a championship-caliber roster. Houston may wind up losing one or more of its free agents, but it shouldn't be a mass exodus.The Astros' returning stars aren't due to decline in 2019, either. Jose Altuve and George Springer are the elder statesmen yet are only 28 and 29, respectively. Alex Bregman, who enjoyed a breakout in 2018, will turn 25 in March. Carlos Correa turned 24 last month.Regarding the rotation, Gerrit Cole averaged a career-high 12.4 strikeouts per nine innings and saw his FIP fall from 4.08 in 2017 to 2.70, perBaseball Reference. A free agent in 2020, Cole could well repeat that success next season.And the 35-year-old Verlander continues to defy the aging curve. Maybe he'll fall off in 2019 Kelvin Herrera Jersey , but it feels like that has been a possibility for the last three or four years.Luck is a factor in determining a team's fate. But strictly from a roster point of view, the pieces are there for the Astros to play in October next season.Red Sox Offense Looks Unstoppable Heading into World SeriesThe Astros surrendered eight combined runs in their first four playoff wins. The Red Sox scored 27 total runs as they reeled off four straight victories to clinch the AL pennant.This is the same Boston offense that ranked first inon-base percentage(.339),slugging percentage(.453) andweighted on-base average(.340).The Red Sox's collective strength is shining.When Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi combine to go 0-for-10, Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland and deliver two hits apiece. Both Kinsler and Moreland scored on Devers' homer.Likewise, one mistake thrown to Martinez is all it takes to see the ball sail over the fence. Verlander should've had a strikeout with a slider down and away. Instead, he had to throw another pitch and left a hanging curveball up in the zone.BYU鈥檚 Cosmo the Cougar Is the Next Superstar MascotJoshua Johnson Is HS Footballs Quadruple ThreatThe Champions x Queer EyeHappy 26th Birthday to OBJ 馃帀Happy Anniversary to the Cubs Curse-BreakingD-Rose Turned Back the Clock and Put Up 50Will Drake鈥檚 Favorite Teams Reverse the 6 God Curse?Sports Worlds Halloween Costumes Went HardUp Your Halloween Game with Giant Pumpkin RegattaThe Champions: Episode 6 Is ComingDubs Trolled Fergie So Hard It Became a ChallengePurdue Footballs No. 1 Fan Is Inspiring the TeamOne Road to MLB Starts with a Bottle Cap and BroomstickIts Been a Wild Month with Flyers鈥?Mascot Gritty馃専The Champions: Episode 5 馃専CP3-Rondo Blowup Was a Long Time ComingMahomes Is Showtime Off the Field TooCFBs Creative Entrances Put WWE to ShameWorld Pole Climbing Championships Are Something ElseNBA Let Players Know They Have to Cover Branded TattoosRight Arrow IconThe Red Sox will get either the Los Angeles Dodgers or Milwaukee Brewers in the postseason. The two teams have held hitters to a .193 average, according toESPN.com.The Astros were third on that list (.199) entering Thursday night, though, and are packing their bags.Regardless of the opponent http://www.royalsfanproshop.com/authentic-alcides-escobar-jersey , Boston's deep lineup is enough to power the team to a ninth World Series title. What's Next?The Red Sox await the winner of the National League Championship Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers. The Dodgers lead the series 3-2, with Game 6 set for Friday night at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Mark Brown/Getty ImagesFormer minor league pitcher Aaron Cox died Wednesday at the age of 24, his family announced, per ESPN.com. Cox was the brother-in-law of Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout.The family did not reveal a cause of death in its statement regarding Cox's death:"Early this morning our families lost a phenomenal human being. Aaron Cox was a tremendous son, brother, and brother-in-law. 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He had been part of the Angels farm system since the team drafted him in the 19th round in 2015.