Mauricio Dubón homered with two outs in the top of the ninth inning, and the Houston Astros held off the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Sunday.
Yainer Diaz had two hits including his 11th home run for the Astros, who have won four of five and remain 3 games behind the Rangers in the AL West.
A versatile infielder who was traded to the Astros from San Francisco on May 14, 2022, Dubón has given Houston’s infield some stability after eight-time All-Star second baseman Jose Altuve went on the injured list with a left oblique strain in early July. Hector Neris retired three batters and pitched out of a jam in the eighth with the go-ahead run on third. Bryan Abreu recorded the final three outs for his third save.
“This game was more frustrating than most because we had every opportunity to win this game,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “We had every chance to take control of that game. Offensively we didn’t perform today.”
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