Author: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Two years after the Astros came out ahead in seven games, the Yankees will get another shot at getting bat to the World Series.

Houston beat Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the ALDS to give what America wants most– a Yankees-Astros matchup in the ALCS.

Joe Maddon, Mike Scioscia and other familiar faces will be targets for the Phillies after firing Gabe Kapler on Thursday.

Armchair managers everywhere were wondering if Cardinals manager Mike Shildt should have let his ace pitch deep into the game with a double-digit lead.

A 19-game winner in 2018, the Yankees’ right-hander didn’t make his 2019 debut until September – and now he’s taking center stage in October.

Didi Gregorius hit a grand slam in the third inning to lead the Yankees rout over the Twins in Game 2 of the ALDS.

The Yankees handed the Twins their 14th straight postseason loss, a major league record, to take a 1-0 lead in the ALDS.

The Twins are playing the Yankees for the sixth time in the postseason since 2003. In the previous five meetings, the Yankees eliminated the Twins.

CC Sabathia, for the first time since his arrival as a free agent in 2009, is not on the Yankees’ playoff roster because of a shoulder injury.

Losing is no longer accepted in Queens, so Mets manager Mickey Callaway had to be fired. Mets are taking Yankees’ mantra: World Series or bust.