In 18th inning Jeremy Pena had homered and on saturday the Houston Astros had beat the Seattle Mariners with 1 - 0 and

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advance to the AL Championship Series for the sixth straight year. 

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from Penn Murfee deep to left-center, Peña drove a slider or the rookie shortstop's first playoff homer, 

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full of dominant pitching in an afternoon and empty journeys to the plate. 

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It was the longest game in playoff history with the 18 innings matched. 

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Pena said, "it was a long game. However you continue to obtained to lock in, attempt to put collectively good at-bats,'' 

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He added, "`I used to be simply making an attempt to remain inside the baseball, drove it in the gap.''

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Since 2001 first home playoff appearance of spoiling Seattle, Houston accomplished a 3-game sweep of the ALDS.

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Next up in Game 1 of the ALCS on Wednesday is Cleveland Guardians or the New York Yankees. 

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