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Framber Valdez tries to pitch the Astros to their second straight World Series appearances when Houston tries to win the American League pennant in Game 6 of the Championship Series against the Texas Rangers on Sunday night. After losing the first two games at home, the Astros finished a three-game sweep at Arlington with a testy 5-4 win in Game 5 on Friday behind Jose Altuve's three-run homer in the ninth off José Leclerc. In the National League, Philadelphia tries to clinch its second straight World Series trip when it hosts the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series on Monday. Aaron Nola (3-0, 0.96 ERA postseason) starts for the Phillies and Merrill Kelly (1-1, 3.00 ERA) for the Diamondbacks in a matchup of right-handers.
