ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Everything is certainly bigger deep in the heart of Texas this baseball postseason, with a Lone Star State showdown for a spot in the World Series.
Bochy won three World Series titles with the San Francisco Giants and Baker finally got his first championship last season.
Houston has dominated the AL West since the Rangers won the division in 2016, their last winning season before this year.
The Astros had clinched the season series even before their obliterating three-game sweep with 16 homers and 39 runs in Arlington from Sept. 4-6.
Their first World Series came as National League champions in 2005.
Persons:
“, ”, Bruce Bochy, Nolan Ryan, Houston's Dusty Baker, Bochy, Baker, Bruce, Mitch Garver, didn’t, Alex Bregman, we’ll, Yordan Alvarez, Bregman, Marcus Semien, Martin Maldonado, Adolis García, Nathaniel Lowe, Houston, ” Bochy, I'm
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Locations:
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