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Will these teams face off again in October?

There was no shortage of memorable moments in this week’s series, with Carlos Correa’s first home game since his shocking trade back to Houston coinciding with his former Astros teammate Alex Bregman’s first appearance at Daikin Park as a visiting player. And beyond all the historical context for some of the key characters, all three games offered ample reasons for optimism and concern for both clubs at a crucial time in the calendar. While the regular-season series between these two teams may be over, it’s hard not to wonder if a rematch could be in store. If the postseason started today, Houston would host the Yankees in the wild-card round, but the standings are close enough that it’s easy to envision a shake-up enabling an Astros-Red Sox wild-card series, with either Houston falling out of first place and into the top wild-card spot or Boston falling to the third wild-card spot and facing the AL West champion Astros. We’ve seen these clubs face off three times in October — the 2017 ALDS, 2018 ALCS, and 2021 ALCS — and based on the potential personnel involved this season, another high-stakes showdown would surely be tremendous theater.

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