NEW YORK — The only team that pushed the 2015 World Series champions to an elimination game this October was the upstart Astros, a fact the team and its fans may find alternately validating and cringeworthy.
The Astros lost to the best in the Kansas City Royals. They also were so darn close to beating the best.
“I feel that eighth inning of Game 4 in Houston, I think that was the defining moment for this club,” the Royals’ Ben Zobrist said. “It was the first time I felt this club can win it all. Those things have to happen for you to win championships.