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Martin Maldonado on Astros' ALDS Win: 'They Wanted Us, They Got Us'

The defeated the on Thursday to advance to the American League Championship Series.

The two AL West rivals haven't exactly gotten along this year, and after the game, Houston catcher provided commentary.

There's no love lost between the Astros and Athletics, with Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area explaining their feud in brief:

"It involves Mike Fiers and trash cans, Ramon Laureano and beanballs and brawls started by Astros assistant coaches. It more generally involves the Astros using illicit means to keep the A’s playing second fiddle in the A.L. West. There are more chapters we won’t rehash here, but they all express a simple point.