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Mitch Garver and Julio Rodríguez homered, and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of five Houston errors during an 8-1 victory over the Astros on Wednesday. Seattle (82-77) won for the fifth time ...
The Mariners took Game 1 in Chicago in extra innings thanks to home runs from Edgar Martínez and John Olerud in the top of the tenth. Game 2 started off tied at two runs early, until Jay Buhner hit a solo home run in the top of the fourth that put the Mariners in the lead for good, giving them a 2–0 series lead headed home.
In the American League, the New York Yankees made their seventh straight postseason appearance, the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics returned for the second straight year, and the Cleveland Indians returned for the sixth time in eight years. The 2001 Mariners set an MLB record by winning 116 games during the regular season.
The Astros won 12 of the 19 games they played versus the Mariners in the regular season. [7] The Astros swept the Mariners and advanced to the American League Championship Series for the sixth consecutive season. The New York Yankees (99–63) clinched their sixth straight postseason appearance on September 22.
The Astros and Mariners square off Wednesday in what will be a playoff atmosphere. The Daily Sweat: Mariners play their biggest game of the season vs. Astros Skip to main content
Houston reliever Hector Neris shouted at Julio Rodríguez after striking out the Seattle star during the sixth inning of the Astros’ 8-3 win on Wednesday night, causing both benches to empty.
The 2001 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 2001 postseason, began on Tuesday, October 9, and ended on Monday, October 15, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.
The Braves swept the Astros to return to the NLCS for the sixth year in a row. This series was dominated by Atlanta, as the Astros were only held to five runs scored across the entire series. Greg Maddux pitched a complete game in Game 1 as he outdueled Houston’s Darryl Kile in a 2-1 Braves victory.