Jason Castro went yard in his first at-bat back with Houston, and the Astros rolled past the Oakland A’s Sunday, 9-2, capping off a four-game sweep to open the season.
Brandon Bielak picked up the win in relief, tossing 4.2 scoreless innings.
Houston travels to LA Monday night to take on the Angels at 8:37 on Gospel 97.3 FM.
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The Texas Rangers picked up their first win of the year Sunday, downing the Kansas City Royals, 7-3.
Isaiah Kiner-Falefa and Nate Lowe each went deep for Texas, which returns home Monday afternoon for its home opener against Toronto.
The Rangers expect to have a first full-capacity crowd inside Globe Life Field (40,300).
First-pitch is at 3:05.