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The right-hander has emerged as a capable front-end starter, and contenders are seemingly lining up to try to pursue him. While it seems unlikely that the Twins will deal him, the Astros would be a good fit and are no strangers to adding good starting pitchers at the deadline.
BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics hit the road against the Houston Astros looking to continue a three-game road winning streak. Houston has a 33-22 record in home games and a 60-45 record overall. The Astros have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .322.
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The Minnesota Twins are set to be sellers at the trade deadline and the Houston Astros are interested in Willi Castro.
HOUSTON — Shea Langeliers homered for a second consecutive game and a quartet of pitchers paced the Athletics to a 5-1 win over the host Houston Astros on Saturday that clinched this four-game series for the visitors.
Houston was on a four-game winning streak before taking a series opening loss to the Athletics, 5-2 and vice versa, the win snapped a four-game losing streak for the A’s. The Astros are 4-3 versus the A’s this season.
Jason Alexander loses to Athletics in his second start of season as Houston continues to plug holes in its rotation.
Christian Walker singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Zack Short and Taylor Trammell started the ninth with bunt singles against Kevin Ginkel (1-4).