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s may not have the best record in baseball Tom Seaver Jersey , but they have the confidence that they match up well with any team, including the MLB-leading Boston Red Sox, who lost to the Astros last year en route to their World Series title.The Astros defeated the Red Sox 3-1 in last year's American League Division Series, and they are the top two favorites to win it all this season on the 2018 World Series odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.Houston and Boston seem to be on a collision course for a rematch in the AL Championship Series at +425 (bet $100 to win $425) and +475 to win the World Series, respectively, but both of them must still find a way to get past a few other top contenders in their league this year first.The New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners are the three teams to watch the rest of the way in the AL that could challenge the Astros and Red Sox, although only two of them have any real value to win the World Series right now.The Indians own the biggest division lead of any team in the AL Paul Konerko Jersey , and they are listed at +1400 to win the World Series. The Yankees are a near-lock to finish as the top Wild Card team at worst, and they are the +500 co-third choice to win it all, providing little value at this point. The Mariners are +2500 as the likely second Wild Card team.Meanwhile, the National League's best team looks to be the Los Angeles Dodgers after they traded for slugger Manny Machado. The Dodgers are the other co-third choice at +500 on the odds to win the World Series as the NL West leaders and defending league champs.Los Angeles has faced the Chicago Cubs in the NLCS each of the past two years, and they could meet again this postseason. The Cubs are the fifth choice to win their second World Series in three years at +650 but will need to solve some pitching issues ahead of next Tuesday's MLB trade deadline if they are going to be considered a serious threat again. 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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Less than 24 hours after blowing a six-run lead in an extra-innings loss, Mark Melancon prevented the San Francisco Giants from letting another big advantage slip away.The former closer did it on a day when the Giants celebrated their 2010 World Series championship, a team that had more than its fair share of tight finishes.Melancon got pinch-hitter Carlos Perez to fly out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning http://www.whitesoxfanproshop.com/authentic-paul-konerko-jersey , preserving a 5-3 win over Texas Rangers on Saturday.“It’s really incredible how similar the two games were but we found a way to get the last out today,” San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy said. “Torture was back.”Andrew Suarez pitched seven scoreless innings of three-hit ball to end a four-start winless drought. Brandon Crawford and Hunter Pence homered while Nick Hundley added two walks and scored.San Francisco began the day nine games behind Milwaukee for the second NL wild card.“It’s very important to continue to send that message of relentless attack,” Pence said. “Even where we are and as clouded as it may seem, you still never know. When there’s still a chance in this game of baseball, things can get hot in an instant.”Hours after Bochy confirmed that six-time All-Star catcher Buster Posey is headed for season-ending hip surgery, San Francisco did the bulk of its scoring in the first inning then held on behind Suarez and three relievers for a rare win at AT&T Park.Suarez (5-9) struck out five and walked three to win for the first time since July 29. The left-hander induced 12 groundouts and two double plays.“This whole week I looked at old video just to see what could get me going again,” Suarez said. “Once I know I’m getting a lot of groundballs I know that’s when I’m in my game.”The Giants have the fourth-best winning percentage in the NL at home but had lost 10 of the previous 13 at their waterfront ballpark before edging the Rangers.Rougned Odor homered and had three hits for Texas.“The difference is we didn’t get the big hit when we needed to there late,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “We felt good about our situation once we got some baserunners there in the last inning. We were unable to come up with the big hit.”Hunter Strickland and Will Smith combined to retire five batters before Melancon closed the hectic ninth.Crawford homered off Martin Perez (2-6) in the first Nellie Fox Jersey , a three-run blast to center. The Giants shortstop entered the day batting .178 since July 1, the lowest average in the majors among players with at least 150 plate appearances.Pence had a pinch-hit home run off Matt Moore in the seventh.Odor, who hit a tying two-run home run in the ninth Friday, trimmed the lead to 5-3 with a three-run shot off Hunter Strickland in the eighth. Two batters earlier, a two-out fielding error by left fielder Austin Slater extended the inning.IN A RUTPerez allowed four runs in the first inning then yielded only two hits over the next four innings. The lefty, who missed more than two months on the DL because of pain in his right elbow, is winless since April 22.“The first inning I threw just one bad pitch,” Perez said. “After that I shut it down and just tried to get zeroes.”TRAINER’S ROOMRangers: IF Hanser Alberto was placed on the disabled list with a right hamstring strain Harold Baines Jersey , an injury he suffered Friday in his first game after being called up to take Bartolo Colon’s roster spot. Carlos Perez was called up from Triple-A Round Rock. RHP Nick Gardewine was placed on the 60-day DL with a right forearm strain.Giants: Posey will undergo hip surgery Monday in Colorado and will miss 6-8 months, ending what has been a painful and frustrating year for the six-time All-Star. RHP Jeff Samardzija will seek a second opinion on his troublesome pitching shoulder. Samardzija has been on the DL since July 15.UP NEXTRangers RHP Yovani Gallardo (7-2, 6.06 ERA) has six wins in 10 career starts against the Giants. San Francisco LHP Derek Holland (6-8, 3.75), who won 62 games over eight seasons with Texas, makes his third career appearance against his former club.____