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Four reasons behind the Texas Rangers' late-season collapse that has them outside the playoff bracket
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The top 10 holds strong as the postseason charge continues. 💪 : r/mlb
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Astros' pitching questions deepen after late collapse, walk-off loss to Angels
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MLB: American League Wildcard race heating up - Future Stars Series
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Ranking the MLB teams ahead of the offseason - ESPN
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Justin Verlander - MLB Videos and Highlights
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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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Montgomery shuts out Astros, Rangers win in Game 1 of ALCS
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MLB free agency: Ranking 20 players, including Alex Bregman, who could have hit the market this offseason
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Astros' Abreu suspended 2 games by MLB, which says he intentionally threw at García –