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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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The Snorting Bull: 2023
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March, 2023
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Max Scherzer gets curtain call in first start with Dodgers
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MLB.TV Free Game of the Day HOU vs. LAD
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The eyes have it: Max Scherzer is something special - Newsday
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Max Effort. This is weird to think about now, but…, by Joe Posnanski, Joe Blogs
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Just hand Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer the NL Cy Young right now - ESPN - Washington Nationals- ESPN
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