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Verlander, Altuve lead Astros over Rays 6-2 in ALDS opener

Justin Verlander looked every bit the October ace, Jose Altuve polished his postseason resume and the Houston Astros kept rolling, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 Friday to open their AL Division Series.

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Injuries

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Jake Meyers 60-Day-IL
  • Carlos Correa 60-Day-IL

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Shane McClanahan Out
  • Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
  • Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan Heasley 60-Day-IL
  • Ryan Pepiot 60-Day-IL

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HOU

  1. George SpringerRF4
  2. Jose Altuve2B27
  3. Michael BrantleyLF23
  4. Alex Bregman3B3
  5. Yordan AlvarezDH44
  6. Yuli Gurriel1B10
  7. Carlos CorreaSS1
  8. Robinson ChirinosC23
  9. Josh ReddickLF22

Substitutes

  1. Jake MarisnickCF94

TB

  1. Austin MeadowsRF17
  2. Tommy PhamLF28
  3. Jiman Choi1B26
  4. Yandy DiazDH2
  5. Brandon Lowe2B5
  6. Travis d'ArnaudC16
  7. Joey WendleSS18
  8. Kevin KiermaierCF93
  9. Willy AdamesSS2

Substitutes

  1. Eric Sogard3B4

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