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Scherzer roughed up by Astros in return from injury, leaving with Rangers down 5 in loss
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Altuve and Javier lead Astros to 8-5 win at Rangers as Houston closes to 2-1 in ALCS
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Altuve and Javier lead Astros to 8-5 win at Rangers as Houston closes to 2-1 in ALCS
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Houston Astros bats pummel Texas Rangers in ALCS Game 3
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Rangers build big early lead off Valdez, hold on for 5-4 win over Astros to take 2-0 lead in ALCS
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Jose Altuve smashes a solo home run to extend Astros' lead over Rangers
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Astros pitcher Cristian Javier's fastball shuts down Rangers in Game 3
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