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The Houston Astros acquire Wes Clarke from the Milwaukee Brewers, adding a power bat to Triple-A during a tight AL West race.
The Houston Astros' series against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., continues Tuesday with a reunion at Sutter Health Park. Jason Alexander (0-0, 18.00 ERA) makes his Astros debut against his former Athletics squad in the second of a four-game series.
Astros first. Jeremy Pena walks. Isaac Paredes walks. Jeremy Pena to second. Jose Altuve flies out to center field to Lawrence Butler. Yainer Diaz flies out to right field to Lawrence
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Nick Kurtz homered in the ninth inning for the second straight day and the Athletics beat the Houston Astros 3-1.
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After two straight walk-off wins, the Houston Astros had the tables turned on them Monday. Nick Kurtz, the A's rookie first baseman, hit a walk-off home run off Bryan Abreu to send the Astros to a 3-1 loss in the opener of a four-game series at Sutter Health Park.
The stunned look on the face of Astros pitcher Ryan Gusto was priceless. The Astros selected Guillorme's contract from the Triple A Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Friday after designating Forrest Whitley for assignment and trading him to the Tampa Bay Rays.
A Houston team crippled by injuries and held together by castoffs continues to win, walking off Minnesota on Sunday in 10 innings.