Astros turn to Verlander to clinch ALCS vs. Yanks

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Last season, the Houston Astros were unable to get back to the World Series because after winning the first game of the American League Championship Series, they lost the next four to the eventual champion Boston Red Sox. This season, the Astros are on the verge of doing the reverse in the ALCS, and can clinch their second trip to the World Series in three seasons Friday night in Game 5 against the host New York Yankees. Right-hander Justin Verlander will start for Houston and oppose Yankees left-hander James Paxton in a rematch of Sunday's Game 2.

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