ALCS preview: Red Sox vs. AstrosSportsPulse: USA TODAY Sports' Mackenzie Salmon breaks down the AL Championship Series matchup between the Red Sox and Astros.HOUSTON — The withering attacks from their peers did not stop them. The trash cans tossed on the field, the long, lusty boos, the chants of 'Cheater!' from fans coast to coast did not stop them. Perception is that the 2017 Houston Astros were and always will be cheaters, and perhaps, from a purely character standpoint, a case could be made.But it's now 2021, with safeguards apparently in place to guard against schemes such as the '17 Astros' electronic sign-stealing, yet one thing hasn't changed: The historic dominance of Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa in October.

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