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Astros 2 immaculate innings, Maldonado 3 RBIs to beat Texas
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Texas Rangers add Ezequiel Duran, Ricky Vanasco and Ronny
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Valdez, Alvarez lead Astros to 3-2 win over White Sox
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Houston Astros Starting Pitcher Framber Valdez Continues Streak in
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Astros take Lone Star Series, winning 3 out of 4 games
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Cruz grand slam in 11th lifts Rangers to 2-0 ALCS lead
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Rangers build big early lead off Valdez, hold on for 5-4 win over