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Houston Astros completed the sweep against Tampa Bay Rays in a tremendous duel in which they only hit a couple of hits but that was enough to defeat the locals in 10 innings with a score of 2-1 and extend their winning streak to eight consecutive games.
With this victory, the Houston Astros remained at the top of the American League West division with 65 wins and 55 losses, two games behind the Seattle Mariners (63-57) and 10 behind the Texas Rangers (55-65).
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The openers Ronel White y Zack Little They showed up in great form and gave a nice duel. In the case of the Dominican, he worked six scoreless innings and just a couple of hits with four strikeouts and no walks.
The cellophane broke at the top of the fifth inning when Jeremy Peña He hit his twelfth home run of the campaign. A tremendous blast between left and center that silenced the stands of the Tropicana Field.
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Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays decided in extra inning
When it seemed that the Houston Astros were taking the victory, in the bottom of the eighth inning Yandy Diaz brought the tie in a close play at the plate. The Villa Clara native grounded out to second base and Jose Altuve He tried to get the rubber out Taylor Walls But the shot came late and although the play went to replay there was no turning back.
In the ninth neither team did any damage, but in the tenth, with the phantom runner, Mauricio Dubon gave the golden hit that drove in the Cuban Peter Leon who had come running through Yainer Diazwith a line to center field.
The home run of Jeremy Peña y the hit of Mauricio Dubon were the only ones that Houston Astros connected in the clash, while Tampa Bay Rays He hit the same number of hits.
The victory went into the records of Josh Hader (5-6) who pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts. While Garrett Clavinger (7-3) was the loser.
By Houston Astros, Yordan Alvarez He went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks to leave his offensive line at .304/.395/.555/.950 (AVE/OBP/SLG/OPS). Meanwhile for Tampa Bay, Yandy Diaz He went 1-for-4 with one RBI and one strikeout.
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