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Astros Crawfish Boil: September 29th, 2020

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By CKuno Sep 29, 2020, 9:00am CDT

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MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Minnesota Twins

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Astros News

It’s the playoffs, baby, time to get hyped (Twitter - Apolo Media)
What can we expect when the Twins and Astros play each other for the first time this year? (The Athletic, $$$)
Let’s take a look at the odds and fantasy picks for this strange, new Wild Card series (Bleacher Report)
Dusty has confirmed that Josh James will come off the IL while Martin Maldonado is good to go for the Twins series (Astros.com)
This might be the last hurrah for the Astros’ core players, so let’s make it a good one (Texas Sports Nation, $$$)

Around the League

The academic portion of the playoffs has begun as experts made their picks on who is going to win it all (MLB.com)
But if a team wants to win it all, it better come with some good relievers (Sports Illustrated)
Here are the top 50 players in the 2020 postseason (MLB.com)
Jeff Passan played 20 questions about the playoffs (ESPN)
Here’s what to keep an eye on as we head into the largest postseason tournament baseball has ever held (538 Sports)