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Houston starter José Urquidy permitted four hits and two runs while striking out six in five innings.

He walked Yuli Gurriel with two outs in the first and Correa to start the second before retiring his last 12 batters.Īndrew Kittredge, who was activated from the injured list before the game, took over for the sixth and sat down the first two batters he faced before Bregman sent the first pitch off the wall in left-center to cut the lead to 1. Wacha, who pitched out of the bullpen his last time out, was lifted after 61 pitches. Houston couldn’t get anything going early as Michael Wacha started the game and didn’t allow a hit through five innings. The loss ends a four-game winning streak for the AL East-champion Rays and leaves them a win or a loss by the Astros shy of clinching the best record in the American League. There was one out in the eighth when Altuve connected off David Robertson on his 31st homer this season to tie it at 2. The Astros didn’t get a hit until Bregman’s shot cut the lead to 1 with two outs in the sixth.

Yandy Díaz hit a two-run home run in the first inning to give the Rays an early lead. The last time it happened in the majors was on Jwhen the Los Angeles Dodgers did it in a victory over Arizona. It was the first time in franchise history that the Astros drew consecutive walks with the bases loaded to win a game. “It was great to see that display of continual really good at-bats and approaches." “That was a string of really big at-bats that set up the way it ended," Castro said. “Those guys did an unbelievable job."Ĭastro said he knew a little bit about Chargois because he had caught him years ago when the two played for the Twins. it didn’t work out and I gave it everything I had," Chargois said. He then walked pinch-hitter Jason Castro on eight pitches to give the Astros the unconventional walk-off victory. Chargois took over and walked Chas McCormick on his 10th pitch to tie it. Kyle Tucker grounded out before the Rays intentionally walked Aledmys Díaz to load the bases. He was initially called out, but the Astros challenged the play and it was overturned.

Carlos Correa then legged out a single on a hard-hit grounder to second baseman Brandon Lowe. Yordan Alvarez singled on a grounder off Josh Fleming (10-7) to start Houston’s ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Jose Siri. The Rays took a 3-2 lead when Randy Arozarena hit a solo homer off Phil Maton (5-0) with one out in the ninth. to put those games in the past and start winning." “These guys, they believe that we can win and should win," Baker said.Īlex Bregman and Jose Altuve hit solo homers for the Astros as they rallied for the victory. Manager Dusty Baker said the team kept looking ahead and didn't let the recent slump affect them. They can clinch Wednesday with a win over Tampa Bay or a loss by the Mariners. Houston turned its attention to Seattle, which finished off a 4-2 win over Oakland hours later, leaving the Astros' magic number at one to clinch a fourth AL West title in five years. Rays reliever JT Chargois walked two Houston batters with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, propelling the Astros to a 4-3 win that snapped a four-game skid. The party will have to wait one more day at least, with the Seattle Mariners stubbornly sticking around. HOUSTON - The Houston Astros walked off to end a wild ninth-inning rally against the Tampa Bay Rays, moving closer to securing a postseason berth. Astros walk twice with bases loaded in 9th, beat Rays 4-3