MLB capsules: Astros win in Florida before returning home to

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Jose Altuve homered, the Houston bullpen http://www.halogy.com/forums/viewtopic/9160 pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-1 on Thursday in the last game in St. Petersburg, Florida, before they return to their flood-ravaged home city. Josh Reddick added an RBI single for the A.L. West-leading Astros, who avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of their instate rivals at Tropicana Field, where the series was relocated because of Hurricane Harvey. Houston will have a previously unscheduled day off Friday and play a doubleheader Saturday against the Mets at Minute Maid Park. The http://pmvtoday.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=194765 downtown Houston stadium escaped major flood damage. Astros president Reid Ryan has said he hopes the weekend games “can serve as a welcome distraction” for the city. For the Rangers, it was their first loss all year at the Tampa Bay Rays’ home park. They swept the Rays in a three-game series in June. Chris Devenski (7-3) worked 2 1/3 innings in relief of Collin McHugh to get the win. Ken Giles pitched the final two innings for his 27th save in 30 opportunities. Altuve’s home run, his 21st, came off Nick Martinez (3-6) in the first. Diamondbacks 8, Dodgers 1: Zack Greinke earned his major league-best 16th victory with six strong innings, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Los Angeles in Phoenix to complete the first series sweep of the Dodgers this season. Chris Iannetta and A.J. Pollock homered for the Diamondbacks, who matched their season-best seventh straight victory and pulled 3 1/2 games ahead of idle Colorado for the National League’s top wild-card spot. The Dodgers, still with by far the best record in the majors (91-40), have lost a season-worst five in a row. Greinke (16-6) allowed a run and four hits, striking out six and walking two, to improve to 13-1 in 16 home starts this season. Kenta Maeda (12-6) went just three innings and gave up http://friendsmaker.dk/member/blog_post_view.php?postId=134898 seven runs and eight hits. Twins 5, White Sox 4: Max Kepler was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Minnesota rallied to beat Chicago in Minneapolis.