With two home runs by slugger Evan Gattis and good defense by catcher of Mexican origin Juan Castro, the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 6×5 in the Major Leagues on Wednesday.
With the victory, the Astros completed the sweep and continued to fight for one of two wildcard tickets in the American League.
The ninth Texan is just two games behind the Baltimore Orioles, owners of the second playoff visa in the circuit. The first is with the Toronto Blue Jays.
Oakland scored a run in the ninth when second baseman José Altuve made an error, but the California ninth fell short.
The victory went to Collin McHugh (12-10), his fifth straight win after allowing two runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings, while closer Luke Gregerson retired the last three batters in order for his number 1 save. 15 of the campaign.
The setback went to Daniel Mengden (2-8), who was penalized for the first of two Gattis homers in the game. (AFP).