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Texas Rangers take AL West hopes into season's final road trip
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Astros Crawfish Boil: September 7, 2023 - The Crawfish Boxes
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Mets slug 3 quick homers and Verlander earns 1st victory in nearly 6 weeks in 4-1 win over Giants
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Mad Max returns for Rangers after month away with chance to put them up 3-0 over Astros in ALCS
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Astros swept by Royals, sink further back in AL West as Rangers grow lead with sweep of Mariners
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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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Astros beat Diamondbacks 8-1 to earn third straight AL West title
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Astros pull even in ALCS with 10-3 win over Rangers in Game 4
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Jose Altuve crushes a go-ahead, three-run homer to give the Astros a 5-4 lead vs. the Rangers
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Rangers headed wrong way again with Game 4 loss as Astros even ALCS