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Abreu, Alvarez and Altuve help Astros pull even in ALCS with 10-3 win over Rangers in Game 4, National Sports
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MLB playoffs 2023: Suárez tries to give Phils 3-0 lead at D-Backs; Astros try to even ALCS at Texas, National Sports
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September 30, 2020: Alex Kirilloff becomes the first player to make his major-league debut as a postseason starter – Society for American Baseball Research
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Carlos Correa Throneberry Fields Forever
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2022 World Series: Astros' Martín Maldonado banned from using illegal bat gifted by Albert Pujols
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Astros catcher caught using illegal bat in Game 1 of World Series
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Phillies 7, Astros 0: How Houston fell behind 2-1 in World Series
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MLB declared Astros' Martin Maldonado's bat illegal
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Phillies vs. Astros: Game 2 highlights, score, next game, World Series schedule
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MLB offseason grades: Twins, Dodgers, Yankees get high marks; 'F' for Cubs, Red Sox, others
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2022 World Series: Astros' Martín Maldonado banned from using illegal bat gifted by Albert Pujols
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Phillies vs. Astros: Game 2 highlights, score, next game, World Series schedule
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How the Nationals Won Game 1 of the World Series - The New York Times
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2019 World Series - Wikipedia