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HOUSTON, TX - JUNE 03: Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez
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Alvarez Homers Again, Astros Top Mariners 4-2, Lead ALDS 2-0
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Alvarez homers again, Astros top Mariners 4-2, lead ALDS 2-0
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Astros win Game 3 of 2023 ALCS, trail series 2-1
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Mariners drop Game 2 of ALDS to Yordan Alvarez, Astros
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Verlander strikes out 12 as Astros top Mariners 4-1
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Houston Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez (44) hits in the bottom
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Alvarez's three-run walk off home run secures Astros astounding
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Houston Astros' Yordan Alvarez gets away with four-strike at-bat
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Astros' offense remains absent in loss to Mariners in series finale