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Astros Playing Their Best All-Around Baseball - Last Word On Baseball
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Astros' possible pitching plans for 2022 playoffs
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Throw out the regular season in a Rangers/Astros Lone Star showdown for the World Series - The Boston Globe
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Rangers-Astros predictions: Favorite storylines and AL Championship Series winner
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Top MLB Teams Primed to Exceed Expectations in 2017 - Last Word On Baseball
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1 fatal flaw the Astros must address in the final month before 2022 MLB Playoffs
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Red Sox swept by hot-hitting Astros at Fenway, dealing a critical blow to Boston's playoff hopes - The Boston Globe
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Who Gets Demoted from the Houston Astros Active Roster for the ALDS and Postseason? - Sports Illustrated Inside The Astros
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Astros' possible pitching plans for 2022 playoffs
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MLB Power Rankings: Where every team stands before playoffs - ESPN
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Astros 2022 AL Division Series roster
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For the Astros, One Final Hurdle to a Defiant World Series Return - The New York Times
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A six-man rotation could make sense for the Astros, but only temporarily - The Crawfish Boxes
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Rangers add Max Scherzer and Jon Gray to roster, bolstering pitching staff for ALCS against Astros - The Boston Globe
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