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97th win this season, and with it came home the AL West Champions title for the fifth time in the last six years to the Houston Astros. Naturally, the team and fans are celebrating this accomplishment, including the manager, Dusty Baker, all soaked up in champagne from head to toe.

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The Astros went after the Tampa Bay Rays at the Tropicana Field last night and did not let the Rays score. They won the game, and they won the league. AL West Champions crown came home for the second time in a row, and needless to say, fans are loving it.

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How did the Houston Astros play under the management of Dusty Baker?

Although Baker helped in bringing home the AL West champion title home, the players played pretty well. What led the team to the win last night was José Altuve’s lead-off home run adding in a two-RBI performance from Alex Bregman. Not only this, the starting pitcher Luis Garcia earned his thirteenth win of this season. 

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During the celebration of the great win, every member of the team could be seen wearing a t-shirt with “the west is ours” written over it. They claim the west, and now, it is rightfully theirs.

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One of the fans said, “We own the West”

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Fans enjoyed simply watching the celebration while players danced in the raining champagne. The pitcher Justin Verlander’s brother Ben Verlander also shared a video of the team celebrating while congratulating his brother and the squad for the achievement.

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Fans react wholeheartedly to the Astros’ win

Another Astros fan found the team’s league win to be common, and says the team owns the division.

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Because of the fifth time in six years, it can be said that it happens every year.

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It’s more like a “Dynasty” now.

But, the team is not stopping here.

Here’s another video of Dusty Baker dancing,

Winning the whole thing?

Meanwhile, a user brought up Judge to be the MVP 

While congratulations are also in order!

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The Houston Astros now will be preparing for their Friday night’s match with the Oakland Athletics. Also, the Astros became the first AL team to grab a post-season berth.

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Rakshita Madan is an MLB writer at EssentiallySports, with a prolific portfolio of over 1000 articles to her credit. Rakshita's admiration for the legendary Derek Jeter is well known, but she never lets her personal biases affect her writing. She is particularly intrigued by the twists and turns of the game, and it is this aspect that keeps her hooked on the sport. When Rakshita is not covering baseball, she indulges in her love for poetry and OTT shows. This passion for creative expression reflects in her writing, which is often characterized by a poetic sensibility and a flair for storytelling.

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