Houston Astros

One of the most successful managers in major league baseball history is retiring. Dusty Baker is the only manager to lead five different teams to the playoffs.

“The Astros Edge: Triumph and Scandal in Major League Baseball,” premieres Oct. 3 on PBS. The report will feature “Astroball” author Ben Reiter and examine how the team and its cheating scandal has changed the sport.

Verlander shut down the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series.

World Series action starts Tuesday night between the Astros and the Braves. The Astros have been in the series three of the past five years. The Braves haven't been there since 1999.

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Mike Bolsinger says the Houston Astros cost him his career over a sign-stealing scheme in 2017 — and now he's suing the team.

The apology seemed to be an attempt to turn the page for the embattled team amid criticism that the punishment meted out by the league was too light given the scale and longevity of the cheating.

MLB ordered the team to pay a fine of $5 million — the highest amount allowable under league rules. The Astros also will forfeit first- and second-round selections in player drafts in 2020 and 2021.

The Nats were initially handcuffed by Houston starter Zack Greinke, who gave up only two hits in six innings. Washington scored all six runs in the last three innings.

The game featured timely home runs, stifling pitching by the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg and a controversial call by the umpires that nearly changed the course of the game.

The Houston Astros have taken a 3-2 lead in the World Series, after defeating Washington 7-1 in Game 5 in the nation's capital, pushing the underdog Nationals to the edge of elimination.