Why the Astros' lineup is built to roll through October

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    As the Houston Astros try to parlay 101 regular-season wins into the franchise's first world championship, their strongest competition could come from a Cleveland Indians team with a stacked pitching staff and a lineup featuring Jose Ramirez, Francisco Lindor and Edwin Encarnacion.

    It would be a fitting matchup, given that the 2017 Astros have so much in common with an earlier version of the Tribe -- the 1996 Cleveland juggernaut featuring Albert Belle, Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome.

    The Astros dominated the American League West this season behind an offense that led the majors in on-base percentage and slugging while amassing the fewest strikeouts in the game. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Houston is the first team since the '96 Indians to hit that statistical trifecta.

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