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Yordan Álvarez, José Abreu and Veteran Stars Are Putting the Astros on Their Backs

Things were on the verge of getting away from the Houston Astros in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, but then it was a pair of history-making sluggers to the rescue.

It was indeed in seemingly no time at all that the 3-0 lead the Astros grabbed in the first inning on Thursday went "poof." With help from solo home runs by Adolis García and Corey Seager, the Texas Rangers clawed back in the second and third to tie it.

In the very next inning, though, Yordan Álvarez did what he does best and gave Houston the lead back with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.