OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – George Springer hit his 20th home run, Jake Marisnick
and Derek Fisher also went deep and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland
Athletics 4-1. Evan Gattis and Alex Bregman both doubled twice to help the
Astros improve to a major league-best 24-8 on the road while winning their
seventh straight at the Coliseum.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Kendrys Morales hit a go-ahead single after a tying
single by Josh Donaldson in the ninth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the
Texas Rangers 7-6 in a matchup of AL Division Series opponents the past two
seasons. The Blue Jays won despite blowing a 5-1 lead in their first visit to
Texas since last postseason, when they won the first two games in a best-of-five
sweep that was their second straight ALDS victory over the two-time defending AL
West champs.