Yuli Gurriel lines an RBI double to left field to plate Jake Meyers, cutting the Astros' deficit to 7-3 in the bottom of the 9th inning

Alex Bregman crushes his 23rd home run of the season to left field to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the 1st inning

Framber Valdez strikes out Jose Siri swinging in the top of the 2nd inning

Yuli Gurriel singles off the glove of Manuel Margot in right field to drive in Yordan Alvarez, giving the Astros a 2-1 lead in the 4th inning

Dusty Baker comments on Framber Valdez's start and the Astros clinching the top seed in the AL despite a 7-3 loss to the Rays

Justin Verlander strikes out eight batters and allows one earned run across seven innings of work in a start against the D-backs

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Chas McCormick lifts a two-run home run to right-center field, tying the game at 2 in the bottom of the 5th

Jose Altuve has a great day on the plate, swatting two home runs including his 12th leadoff dinger this season in Houston's 10-2 win

Jose Altuve smacks a stellar solo home run to left field, giving the Astros a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning

Jose Altuve clubs his second home run of the game to left-center field, extending the Astros' lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the 6th inning

David Hensley clocks his first career home run in the Majors, scoring Jeremy Peña and giving the Astros a 7-1 lead