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Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander answers a question during an ALDS baseball news conference Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Houston. The Astros will host the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of an ALDS series Saturday. For the seventh consecutive season, the Houston Astros have advanced to the AL Championship Series.One more win by the Philadelphia Phillies, and baseball’s final four would be set.
“They know us, and we know them,” Houston manager Dusty Baker said, “and it’s going to be a heck of a series.” Arizona — the No. 6 seed after squeezing into the NL playoff bracket with an 84-78 record — has won all five of its games during the postseason. Winning pitcher Aaron Nola and four relievers combined to push the 104-win Braves to the brink of elimination.
Scott is as amazed as anyone the song has improbably bloomed into a playoff anthem for the Phillies, who won the National League pennant last year before losing to Houston in the World Series.
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