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Verlander gets MLB-leading 11th win as Astros down KC 5-2
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Astros beat Yankees 3-2 to take 2-0 lead in ALCS
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Javier, Astros romp 5-0 over Yanks, Cole, take 3-0 ALCS lead
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Astros' Jose Altuve and Yankees' Aaron Judge drive two of AL's top
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Astros beat Yankees' high heat with their littlest slugger - The
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Judge HR sparks NY, Yanks beat Astros 6-4 to even ALCS at 2
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Aaron Judge, José Altuve, and the Next Battle in the War Over WAR
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If the Astros have been overlooked this season, the return of
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Astros winning game of inches as they back Yankees against ALCS wall
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Off-Season Thought Experiment: Suppose the Astros Sign Aaron Judge
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Houston Astros beat New York Yankees to take 2-0 lead in AL
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Altuve poised to break out as Astros host Yankees in ALCS
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José Altuve - Wikipedia
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Ken Hoffman on why announcers should stop mentioning Jose Altuve's