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HOUSTON (AP) A perfect fit in their own place, the Houston Astros are halfway home.

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HOUSTON (AP) Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred doesn’t blame the baseball for all the long balls.

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JJ Watt enters the field on crutches and throws out the first pitch at Minute Maid park before Game 3 of the World Series.

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Ken Rosenthal explains why the Yankees are looking for a young manager who can connect with the players.

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HOUSTON (AP) Evan Gattis is the Houston Astros’ designated hitter and bats seventh in Game 3 on Friday night as the World Series shifts to the American League ballpark.

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HOUSTON (AP) Once mocked, now fashionable, those rainbow jerseys of the Houston Astros are back in full bloom at the World Series.

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STORRS, Conn. (AP) Ted Giannoulas considers himself to be a performance artist.

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PHOENIX (AP) The Arizona Diamondbacks have promoted Jerry Narron to bench coach, replacing Ron Gardenhire, who was hired to manage the Detroit Tigers.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Giants have moved hitting coach Hensley Meulens to bench coach on Bruce Bochy’s staff, having previously reassigned pitching coach Dave Righetti to the front office last week in a major reshuffling following a last-place finish in the NL West.

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HOUSTON (AP) Lance McCullers Jr. is ready to throw the Los Angeles Dodgers a curve.

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HOUSTON (AP) As a couple of Astros loosened up in the outfield, the retractable roof at Minute Maid Park made its slow crawl Thursday, turning the bright sun into shade.

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HOUSTON (AP) Astros manager A.J. Hinch firmly said there was ”no altercation” at a hotel in California this week at the World Series following a TMZ Sports report that he argued with bar patrons.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) Former Washington Nationals pitching coach Mike Maddux has been hired by the St. Louis Cardinals.

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HOUSTON (AP) Paul Daulong hopes the Houston Astros jersey his daughter gave him after Hurricane Harvey’s flooding devastated the family’s home will be a good luck charm as his beloved baseball team tries to win its first World Series.

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CLEVELAND (AP) The Cleveland Indians have hired Carl Willis as their pitching coach to replace Mickey Callaway, who left to manage the New York Mets.

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Justin Verlander chats with Ken Rosenthal after his start in Game 2 of the World Series.

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Watch as George Springer’s 2-run home run in the 11th inning helped complete a dramatic Game 2 of the World Series.

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Watch as Vin Scully enlists the help of Fernando Valenzuela and Steve Yeager for the ceremonial first pitch before Game 2 of the 2017 World Series.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Left fielder Joc Pederson and second baseman Chase Utley get the start for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the World Series in place of Enrique Hernandez and Logan Forsythe, and shortstop Corey Seager moves from sixth to second in the batting order.

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A look at what’s happening all around the majors today:

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers figured out a way to get through Houston Astros starter Dallas Keuchel, but now comes a matchup against a revived Justin Verlander.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers win Game 1 of the World Series behind the stellar performances of Clayton Kershaw and Justin Turner.

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Chris Taylor goes deep on Dallas Keuchel’s first pitch of Game 1 of the World Series.

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Carlos Correa talks with Tom Verducci about the heat and how to approach Clayton Kershaw before game 1 of the world series

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Clayton Kershaw has a facial hair question for David ‘Big Papi’ Ortiz during the World Series pre game show.

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HOUSTON (AP) The Houston Astros will soon have the most sparkling smiles in baseball.

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Each October, the baseball season concludes with the sport’s most prestigious event – the World Series. There was one Series, however, that is etched in history, not for the glory of the game but for a sad and sorry legacy.

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The 2017 baseball season has in many ways been defined by the dominance of three teams.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) Don’t be surprised if you doze off during one of these World Series games, wake up and discover they’re not even at the seventh-inning stretch.

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LOS ANGELES — If regular-season wins are an accurate indicator, the 2017 World Series shapes up as one of the best matchups in decades.

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