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DETROIT (AP) - After two sacrifice flies earlier in the game, Josh Reddick came up in the eighth inning with men on first and second and the Astros down by two. "I told him, 'Go get another RBI,'" Houston manager A.J. Hinch said. "He said, 'How about three?'" Reddick hit a three-run homer, lifting Houston to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night. His five-RBI performance helped the Astros win despite getting only three innings from starter Dallas Keuchel in the left-hander's return from a neck injury. The Astros trailed 5-3 when Detroit brought in reliever Bruce Rondon (1-2) to start the eighth. He allowed singles to Derek Fisher and Jose Altuve before Reddick's drive sailed well Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 10:07:pm EST

Houston Astros great Jeff Bagwell appeared on the baseball Hall of Fame ballot for the first time in 2011. Bagwell will finally enter the baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday after receiving 86.2 percent of the vote. Perhaps no player was hurt more by the 1994 Major League Baseball strike than Bagwell. Continue to Article

July 28, 2017 2:28:pm EST

The Rays acquired Lucas Duda to help with their playoff push. The Tampa Bay Rays may have picked up the boost they need in the second half. The team added some pop to its lineup Thursday, acquiring New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda for pitcher Drew Smith, according to Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 5:57:pm EST

DETROIT - Eric Hosmer matched his career high with five hits, including his first major league grand slam, and the Kansas City Royals extended their winning streak to a season-high eight games with a 16-2 rout of the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Hosmer entered with 117 homers but had not hit one with the bases loaded until he connected off Warwick Saupold in a nine-run seventh inning. Hosmer had six RBIs and scored four runs. Bruce Rondon was ejected with one out in the ninth after hitting Mike Moustakas on the back with a pitch, which caused both benches to empty. Utilityman Andrew Romine entered in his third big league pitching appearance and faced five batters, allowing a walk, RBI single, Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 4:21:am EST

The Kansas City Royals don't play the Detroit Tigers again until September. The Royals extended their winning streak to eight games with a 16-2 rout of the Tigers on Wednesday night. Five of the eight wins have come against the Tigers, who they have outscored 40-10 in the last four games, including a 16-4 win on July 20. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 12:09:am EST

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