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MLB playoff roundup: Verlander, Alvarez, Altuve lead defending champion Astros past Twins 6-4
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Altuve, Javier lead Astros to 8-5 win at Rangers as Houston closes to 2-1 in ALCS - The Globe and Mail
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Altuve and Javier lead Astros to 8-5 win at Rangers as Houston closes to 2-1 in ALCS
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Altuve and Javier lead Astros to 8-5 win at Rangers as Houston closes to 2-1 in ALCS
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Can Rangers absorb newly awakened Astros, provide counterpunch in ALCS Game 4?
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ALCS Game 3: Houston Astros win 8-5, series now 2-1 Rangers
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Scherzer roughed up by Astros in return from injury, leaving with Rangers down 5 in loss
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Astros and Rangers meet for Texas-sized showdown in AL Championship Series - NBC Sports
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Jose Altuve homers in each of first 3 innings, Astros rout Rangers 14-1 - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Montgomery shuts out Astros, Taveras homers as Rangers get 2-0 win in Game 1 of ALCS
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Altuve and Javier lead Astros to 8–5 win at Rangers as Houston closes to 2–1 in ALCS
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Cristian Javier delivers again, and Max Scherzer doesn't, as Astros get one back on Rangers - The Boston Globe
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