Alvarez strikes 3-run HR vs Ray in 9th, Astros jolt M's in ALDS

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MLB division series: Phillies, Astros, Yankees, and Dodgers win on Day 1

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The Mariners approached to the postseason with a new plan. Down to their last out, the October-tested Houston Astros weren’t so easily outmatched

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Mathematically it is not possible to win a best-of-five series in Game 1. It’s pictorial possible to lose it, though

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Alvarez and Astros Surprise Mariners in Ninth With Walk-Off Win

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The Astros began this golden era of baseball 8 years ago and six years of free dominance that’s developed in five consecutive trips to the AL Championship Series.

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Yordan Alvarez became the first player in playoff history who to hit a two-out, walk-off home run with his club dragging by multiple runs,

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Dragging all game after a poor start by Justin Verlander, the AL West champion Astros overtook rookie star Julio Rodríguez and the wild-card Mariners at the end to begin their best-of-five Division Series.

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Trailing all game after a poor start by Justin Verlander, the AL West champion Astros passed rookie star Julio Rodríguez and the wild-card Mariners at the end to begin their best-of-five Division Series.

Alvarez strikes 3-run HR vs Ray in 9th, Astros jolt M's in ALDS

MLB division series: Phillies, Astros, Yankees, and Dodgers win on Day 1

The Mariners approached to the postseason with a new plan. Down to their last out, the October-tested Houston Astros weren’t so easily outmatched

Mathematically it is not possible to win a best-of-five series in Game 1. It’s pictorial possible to lose it, though

Alvarez and Astros Surprise Mariners in Ninth With Walk-Off Win

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The Astros began this golden era of baseball 8 years ago and six years of free dominance that’s developed in five consecutive trips to the AL Championship Series.

Yordan Alvarez became the first player in playoff history who to hit a two-out, walk-off home run with his club dragging by multiple runs,

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Dragging all game after a poor start by Justin Verlander, the AL West champion Astros overtook rookie star Julio Rodríguez and the wild-card Mariners at the end to begin their best-of-five Division Series.

Trailing all game after a poor start by Justin Verlander, the AL West champion Astros passed rookie star Julio Rodríguez and the wild-card Mariners at the end to begin their best-of-five Division Series.

Learn more