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ALCS: Astros vs Rangers

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Texas has a 1-0 series lead and will have Eovaldi and Scherzer starting games 2 & 3. Series momentum heavily favors Texas at this point.
Don't get carried away it's game 1 of a long series, and baseball is still random game to game. Even in the NBA you don't want to overreact to it.

That said, obviously a good idea to win game 1. This series is now at least a tossup for Texas
 

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Don't get carried away it's game 1 of a long series, and baseball is still random game to game. Even in the NBA you don't want to overreact to it.

That said, obviously a good idea to win game 1. This series is now at least a tossup for Texas
Things can definitely change quickly, but taking game one is huge and the pitching matchups in games 2 & 3 favors Texas, so I'm pretty darn excited. Also, this year Houston - though still really good - has dropped off a decent bit from last year so they are not borderline unbeatable anymore...
 

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We already knocked Valdez out of the game. Astros going to need 6 1/3 innings from their bullpen. Just amazing.
 

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Horrible AB from McCormick. Guy has thrown 8 straight balls and you get yourself out chasing shit.
 

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Astros staring down the barrel of a gun. Score a run here or they’re down 0-2 with a Scherzer day looming.
 

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Fair. If anybody can dig their way out of this spot, it’s the Astros. I’d be here for it. That would be some very compelling baseball.
 

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Tonight's game is a tossup. In the matchups, Scherzer beat HOU in June with a 4-hitter but got blown out at TEX in September. On the other hand, Javier got blown out in TEX in July. But TEX has the momentum (2-0) plus they're at home.
 

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I can’t stand to see catchers on the knee with a runners on but especially when there’s a runner on 3B. If he’s in the crouch ready to play baseball, he can smother that ball. Instead the ball spikes in the dirt and plays him. Bad fundamental baseball.
 
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