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Rangers strike first in ALCS, shut out Astros
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Texas Rangers Ace Max Scherzer Takes Another Step Towards Injury Return - Sports Illustrated Texas Rangers News, Analysis and More
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Rangers top Astros in ALCS Game 1, perfect in MLB playoffs: highlights
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MLB playoffs 2023: Rangers' Scherzer hopes to push Astros to brink; Phillies in command, Sports
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Morning Briefing: Max Scherzer Traded To The Texas Rangers For Luisangel Acuña - Metsmerized Online
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Scherzer roughed up by Astros in return from injury, leaving with Rangers down 5 in loss
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Texas Rangers Ace Max Scherzer 'Ready to Go,' Eyes ALCS Return - Sports Illustrated Texas Rangers News, Analysis and More
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Max Scherzer chomping to return to action for the Texas Rangers
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Rangers' Risky Bet on a Rusty Max Scherzer Opens the Door to Astros in ALCS - Sports Illustrated
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MLB playoffs 2023: Rangers' Scherzer hopes to push Astros to brink; Phillies in command, Sports
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Max Scherzer traded to Rangers