Astros try to beat Reds for first time since 2016

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Through their eight-year run of dominance, the Houston Astros have had a kryptonite of sorts.

The Cincinnati Reds have defeated the Astros seven straight times. Houston hasn't beaten Cincinnati since 2016, the year before the first of its two World Series titles.

That includes Monday's 5-3 Cincinnati victory in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati. Following an unusu