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Astros pitching twirls combined no-hitter in Game 4 to even World
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Verlander leads Astros over D-backs 1-0, and both teams clinch
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Astros 3, Phillies 2: How Houston won Game 5 of World Series
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MLB roundup: Astros use ninth-inning slam to edge O's
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Justin Verlander secures first win with the New York, Anthony
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Verlander gets MLB-leading 12th win as Astros beat A's 5-0
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Justin Verlander opts for Tommy John surgery, likely shelving him
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Astros hope loss to A's represents wakeup call
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Yordan Álvarez reintroduces himself to playoffs with two homers in
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Astros beat Mariners 2-1; Verlander wins MLB-leading 18th