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When you hit 62 home runs to establish a new American League record during the regular season, people tend to forget about everything else you can do. Sometimes, a gentle reminder is necessary.

Aaron Judge gave us that reminder in the first inning of Game 1 of the ALCS at Minute Maid Park. With Astros on first and second and one out, Alex Bregman lined a ball that was destined for the gap in right-center field. Judge got a good jump, made a beeline for where the ball was projected to land and laid out to make a sensational catch.

The play was not only aesthetically pleasing, it saved at least a run and probably two.

Amongst a sea of yellow at raucous Petco Park stood A.J. and Stacie Nola, not quite sure how to react when their eldest son, Austin, sparked a five-run rally against his younger brother, Aaron.

Jeremy Peña is a newcomer to Houston’s annual postseason, but he already looks like a regular among the Astros’ usual suspects, writing his own history each game.

Padres general manager A.J. Preller pulled off back-to-back deals for sluggers at the Trade Deadline in early August. Those trades brought back-to-back October home runs on Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park.

The infielder with the Phillies Urban Youth Academy receives a $10,000 scholarship and a trip to the World Series as part of her Jennie Finch Empowerment Award presented by Arm & Hammer.

Will Houston take a 2-0 series lead? Watch Game 2 of the ALCS presented by loanDepot exclusively in Spanish on MLB Network when the Astros take on the Yankees at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Tune to MLB Tonight at 6 p.m. ET and again after tonight’s Yankees vs. Astros ALCS Game 2 for live coverage from baseball’s best analysts.

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