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Astros ace Dallas Keuchel walked in two runs and hit a batter to force in another during a shaky sixth inning, and the Oakland Athletics completed a four-game sweep of Houston with a 10-2 victory on Sunday. The Astros entered the day tied with Cleveland for the best record in the AL, but their pitching has fallen apart at the Coliseum. Oakland rallied from behind in each of the first three games of the series, including one in which Houston's bullpen brought in five runs with bases-loaded walks. Keuchel (12-4) never had a lead in the finale. He had allowed only two runs over 21 2/3 innings in three games against the A's this season and was doing well again until the sixth, when he lost control Continue to Article

September 10, 2017 8:14:pm EST

Normally reliable Houston reliever Chris Devenski allowed two runs in the seventh inning, including Chad Pinder's tiebreaking homer with two outs, and the Astros lost 11-4 as the Oakland Athletics completed a doubleheader sweep Saturday. Houston's third straight loss to the last-place A's loss dropped manager A.J. Hinch's ballclub into a tie with streaking Cleveland for the best record in the American League at 86-56. The Indians have won 17 straight. The Astros' magic number for winning the AL West remained at eight, pending the Angels' game at Seattle later. Houston lost the first game 11-1 when Astros pitchers forced in five runs with bases-loaded walks and the team tied a franchise record Continue to Article

September 09, 2017 11:39:pm EST

ATLANTA (AP) As the Miami Marlins began a weeklong road trip, they couldn’t help but wonder what will be there when they get back home. Hurricane Irma was bearing down on South Florida with potentially catastrophic force, a beast of a storm that already killed at least 11 people and left thousands homeless across the northern Caribbean. The Marlins began a four-game series in Atlanta on Thursday night, having arrived on a chartered flight that was more crowded than usual after the team allowed the families of players and staff to come along on the road trip. Continue to Article

September 08, 2017 4:25:pm EST

UPDATED with Universal Orlando & SeaWorld closures, baseball change: Universal Orlando will close at 7 PM on Saturday and remain fully closed Sunday and Monday, with normal operating hours expected to resume Tuesday. SeaWorld Orlando will close Saturday Continue to Article

September 08, 2017 3:05:pm EST

UPDATED with Universal Orlando & SeaWorld closures, baseball change: Universal Orlando will close at 7 PM on Saturday and remain fully closed Sunday and Monday, with normal operating hours expected to resume Tuesday. SeaWorld Orlando will close Saturday Continue to Article

September 08, 2017 3:05:pm EST