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Kyle McCann homers, Brent Rooker drives in 2 as Athletics beat Astros 5-4
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle McCann hit a two-run homer, Brent Rooker had two hits and two RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 5-4 on Wednesday night. The Astros have lost three straight games and their lead in the AL West has narrowed to 3 1/2 games over Seattle with 17...
Astros' Jose Altuve 'not worried' after leaving game vs. Athletics with right side discomfort
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve exited Wednesday’s game against the Oakland Athletics after the fifth inning with right side discomfort, but neither he nor manager Joe Espada seemed too concerned about it. Altuve called Espada and the trainer out of the...
Oakland Athletics score 2 runs in 12th to outlast Houston Astros 4-3
HOUSTON (AP) — Zack Gelof homered early, Max Schuemann and Nick Allen drove in runs with 12th-inning bunts and the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Tuesday night. With the score 2-2, Daz Cameron’s bunt single to start the 12th sent Gelof, the automatic runner, to...
Altuve and Peña homer in Astros' 11-5 win over scuffling Diamondbacks
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña homered as the Houston Astros improved to 7-0 in games started by Yusei Kikuchi by beating the scuffling Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Saturday. Altuve had three hits and scored three times. Peña’s 15th homer was a three-run shot,...
Alvarez hits 2 3-run homers to back strong start by Valdez as Astros rout Arizona 8-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit two three-run homers and Framber Valdez pitched seven innings in the Houston Astros' 8-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. The AL West leaders got back on track after being swept in a three-game series at Cincinnati. ...
Santiago Espinal's bloop single drives in 2 runs as the Reds hold off the Astros for a 5-3 win
CINCINNATI (AP) — Santiago Espinal's well-placed bloop single drove in two runs in the fifth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros 5-3 on Monday. Ty France had four hits as Cincinnati stopped Houston's five-game win streak. Amed Rosario had...
Framber Valdez holds Royals hitless through 7, Jose Altuve's hit in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win
HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez pitched seven no-hit innings and Jose Altuve hit a game-ending RBI double in the ninth to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night. The game was tied at 2-all when Jake Meyers singled off James McArthur (5-6)...
Astros take advantage of two errors in 4-run eighth to beat Royals 6-3
HOUSTON (AP) — Zach Dezenzo drew a go-ahead bases-loaded walk and the Houston Astros took advantage of two Kansas City errors in a four-run eighth inning to beat the Royals 6-3 on Thursday night. With two runners on and Astros trailing 3-2, Yainer Diaz hit a grounder to pitcher...
Jackson Holliday's bases-loaded double lifts the Orioles to a 3-2 victory over Houston
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jackson Holliday hit a three-run double in the sixth inning — Baltimore's second big hit with the bases loaded in less than 24 hours — and the Orioles rallied past the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday. Colton Cowser kept the decisive rally going by hustling to...
Valdez throws 7 sharp innings, Diaz and Altuve homer as Astros shut out White Sox 2-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez threw seven sharp innings for his eighth straight win and Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve homered to help the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The win was Houston’s 10th in 11 games and it moved the AL West leaders to...
