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The Astros have begun their initial descent from baseball's top echelon
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Framber Valdez no-hitter: Astros ace shuts down Guardians for 16th no-hitter in team history
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The Houston Astros are dominating the AL West (again)
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Astros hot streak continues: Cristian Javier makes MLB history
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Astros are best team since dynasty Yankees — cheating be damned
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Houston Astros Top 30 Prospects 2023 Preseason - Future Stars Series
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Astros players avoid boastful talk, but gulf with Yankees becomes clear with a 3-0 ALCS lead - The Athletic
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Astros 9-1 Twins: José Abreu's thee-run homer powers Houston into a 2-1 ALDS lead, with Minnesota left on the brink of elimination
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Astros vs. Rangers score, ALCS Game 3 highlights: What we learned as Houston shells Max Scherzer
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Cristian Javier leads Astros no-hitter in World Series Game 4
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Breaking down the Houston Astros signing Cristian Javier to a new contract!?
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Yordan Alvarez Builds His Legend With Incredible Flu Game, But the Astros Are Threatening to Turn Him Into Jerry West
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The 2021 Astros Were a Good Team. But They Needed to Be Great. - The Ringer
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Yordan Alvarez extends Astros' lead - The Athletic