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09/26 23:55 CDT Yordan Alvarez goes deep as Astros hit 5 homers in 13-2 rout of
A's to close in on AL West title
Yordan Alvarez goes deep as Astros hit 5 homers in 13-2 rout of A's to close in
on AL West title
By ADAM CAMARENA
Associated Press
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) --- Yordan Alvarez launched a three-run homer and
the Houston Astros went deep five times Saturday night as they moved closer to
a division title with a 13-2 victory over the Athletics.
Houston (80-81) can clinch the AL West crown and the No. 3 seed in the American
League playoffs with another win Sunday over the A's in their regular-season
finale or a Texas Rangers loss at Minnesota. Either team will become the first
to win a division with a .500 record or worse, excluding shortened seasons.
Alvarez homered in the fifth inning to put the Astros up 6-1. His 42nd homer of
the season tied him with Tampa Bay slugger Junior Caminero for second in the AL.
Houston finished with 16 hits as Jeremy Pea, Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve
combined for nine of them and seven RBIs.
Pea hit a pair of two-run homers, one in the third and the other in the
eighth. He finished 4 for 6 with four RBIs. Parades homered in the first to
open the scoring and went 3 for 5.
Hayden Wesneski (6-2) threw seven innings and struck out five while allowing
six hits and two runs.
The Astros scored six runs, including Lucas Spence's solo homer, between the
seventh and ninth to expand their lead to 13-2.
Jack Perkins (3-13) pitched five innings for the Athletics. He struck out nine
but gave up six runs and three homers.
Up next Neither team had announced a starting pitcher for Sunday's regular-season finale. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
Up next Neither team had announced a starting pitcher for Sunday's regular-season finale. ___ See AP's full MLB coverage here
