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About a week after he joined the Astros in a trade from Detroit, while Houston was in Oakland in September, Justin Verlander dared peek behind the curtain of Oz. Dallas Keuchel was about to throw a bullpen session, and Verlander just had to find out for himself. “I always knew he was good,’ Verlander said Friday night. Continue to Article

October 14, 2017 10:38:am EST

Dallas Keuchel faced the New York Yankees in the postseason for the second time and the Houston Astros ace shut them down again. Keuchel struck out 10 in seven scoreless innings to help Houston to the 2-1 victory on Friday night in the AL Championship Series opener. "I think it's just pitch execution, and it's just been there more times than it hasn't against the Yankees," Keuchel said. Continue to Article

October 14, 2017 12:15:am EST

Everything the Yankees did well, the Astros did better, edging past their league rivals 2-1 on Friday to take a 1-0 lead in the ALCS. Masahiro Tanaka shone through six quality innings, but Dallas Keuchel positively sparkled, fending off the Yankees’ offense with seven innings of four-hit, 10-strikeout ball for his second postseason win. Keuchel cracked on a third-inning single by Brett Gardner, and Tanaka lost his no-hit bid when Jose Altuve collected his first base of the game on an infield hit. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 11:51:pm EST

Jose Altuve is a big fan of Aaron Judge. Altuve and the Houston Astros take on Judge and the New York Yankees in the AL Championship Series beginning on Friday night. Altuve and Judge also are the front-runners for the AL MVP award, but Altuve said before Game 1 he would vote for New York's imposing slugger if he had a ballot. Continue to Article

October 13, 2017 7:30:pm EST