Yordan Alvarez smacked an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth and the Houston Astros edged the Seattle Mariners Sunday, 2-1 at Minute Maid Park.
The victory helped Houston (30-18) avoid the sweep.
The ‘Stros will turn around to visit Oakland Monday afternoon at 3:07 p.m.
Broadcast will be on Zone 1150 AM & 93.7 FM.
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Speaking of the Athletics, they walked off against the Texas Rangers Sunday, 6-5 at the Oakland Coliseum.
Texas had tied the game at 5-5 in the top of the ninth when Marcus Semien came home on a Dany Jimenez wild pitch.
Oakland bounce back in the bottom half of the inning on a Jed Lowrie RBI single to walk it off.
The Rangers (22-24) will try to get back on track Monday when they host the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:05 p.m.