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HOUSTON -- These are not your 2019 Astros, which may be the club that future Houston teams are judged by in the regular season. They don’t have a one-two Cy Young combo at the top of the rotation like Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole, and they probably aren’t going to set a Major League record in slugging percentage as they did a couple of years ago.
This year’s Astros aren’t fading from the ranks of the elite and figure to make a push for a fifth consecutive American League Championship Series berth. The Astros improved to a season-high five games over .500 (22-17) with a 10-4 win -- their fourth victory in a row -- over the Rangers on Friday night at Minute Maid Park.