With their encouraging 8-5 victory over the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros are officially back alive in the ALCS.
The road win in hostile Arlington was much-needed for an Astros team that was absolutely lifeless in the first two games of the series in Houston.
Now down 2-1, the Astros once again believe that they can win the series against their hated in-state rivals and make it back to the World Series.
Houston ace Justin Verlander is anxiously waiting his chance to pitch again.
He was very solid in Game 1 of the series but received no run support as the Astros fell 2-0 in front of their home crowd.
May I remind you that Verlander is married to supermodel Kate Upton?…
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Verlander and Upton met back in 2012 on the filming set of a Major League Baseball 2k12 commercial…
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Verlander, then with the Detroit Tigers, couldn’t resist the allure of Upton.
Unbeknownst to him, a slip-up on a hot mic revealed his interest in pursuing Upton…
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The rest was pretty much history.
In May 2016, Verlander proposed to Upton and they became officially engaged…
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“He gets down on one knee and he pops open the ring box,” Upton told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.
“In my mind I was like, ‘Don’t look at the ring. He’s going to think you’re materialistic…’”
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In 2017, three days after Verlander won the World Series with the Astros, the couple exchanged vows in a picturesque ceremony in Tuscany…
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In 2018, they welcomed their first child, Genevieve…
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Now that we’ve got the love story out of the way, let’s get back to more important matters…
Will the Astros come back to beat the Rangers and advance to the World Series???