The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off an incredible emotional high after an exhilarating win against the New York Yankees in Game 5 of the American League Division Series Friday night.
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Mike Brosseau hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning off All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman on Friday night, propelling Tampa Bay past the rival Yankees in their AL Division Series. It was a sweet piece of vengeance for Brosseau after Chapman buzzed a 101 mph fastball over his head during the regular season, escalating tensions in an already bitter rivalry.
Tampa Bay got the last laugh, winning the game 2-1 to advance, and celebrating with a playlist of New York-themed songs.
But now the team has a short turnaround before facing a familiar foe.
The Houston Astros eliminated the Minnesota Twins in the Wild Card round and the Oakland Athletics in the Division Series, leading them to square off with the Rays in the ALCS.
The series is a rematch of last year's ALDS where the Astros knocked the Rays out in 5 games.
But this year, it's the Championship Series and it's best of 7.
The series is at a neutral site in San Diego, the same place Tampa Bay just played at against the Yankees.
Game 1 is Sunday evening at 7:37 and will feature a matchup between Framber Valdez for the Astros and Blake Snell for the Rays. Snell was up in the bullpen for Tampa Bay Friday night but never got into the game.
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This marks the first time the Rays have made the ALCS since 2008. The Astros were in this spot last year and eliminated the Yankees before ultimately losing to the Washington Nationals in the World Series.
On the National League side of things, the Atlanta Braves will play the L.A. Dodgers in a series that starts Monday.
Whatever the Houston Astros were trying to do at Fenway Park during Game 1 of the ALCS on Saturday night, they got caught.
In the third inning of the first game of the series, security removed a man claiming to be an Astros employee from the media-credentialed area next to the Boston Red Sox dugout, according to multiple security sources who were on the scene at the time of the incident. The man had a small camera and was texting frequently, but did not have a media credential.
After the man was removed another Astros staffer intervened – according to sources who were on the scene – and tried to convince security that he was authorized to be in the area next to the dugout. The man was not allowed back into the credentialed area, but was allowed to remain in the ballpark.
Security sources say they had been warned about the man, because of some suspicious activity in Houston’s ALDS series against the Cleveland Indians. It’s unclear as to whether or not that warning came from Major League Baseball or the Red Sox.
MLB Chief Communications Officer Pat Courtney acknowledged Saturday night’s incident in an email on Tuesday afternoon, saying, “We are aware of the matter and it will be handled internally.”
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When presented with the details of the incident and the warning given to security heading into Game 1, a Red Sox spokesman said on Tuesday, “It is an MLB matter, so no one from the Red Sox would be commenting.”
An Astros spokesman responded to several emails about the incident, but did not deny any of the specific details provided.
A request for comment was also made to the Cleveland Indians organization. After being asked about the man claiming to be an Astros’ employee and the warning given to the Red Sox, an Indians spokesman said via email on Tuesday, “We are not going to comment on this situation.”
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There has been no denial by Major League Baseball, the Red Sox, Astros, or Indians regarding the incident or any of the aforementioned details.
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