The Astros came into Sacramento on a five-game winning streak, mostly on the strength of great starting pitching, much of it from AAA call-ups. After winning its last two games in walk-off fashion, tonight the Astros got the walk-off treatment themselves, wasting a great performance from another fill-in starter, Ryan Gusto.

Nick Kurtz knew it was gone as soon as it left his bat. And then the bat left his hand in emphatic fashion. In a game that was tightly contested until the end on Monday night, Kurtz promptly delivered the decisive blow in the ninth inning,

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After two straight walk-off wins, the Houston Astros had the tables turned on them Monday. Nick Kurtz, the A's rookie first baseman, hit a walk-off home run off Bryan Abreu to send the Astros to a 3-1 loss in the opener of a four-game series at Sutter Health Park.

The Athletics took the opener of their four-game series with the Houston Astros, thanks to yet another huge home run from rookie first baseman Nick Kurtz.

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Isaac Paredes was back as the Astros' designated hitter after missing three games with a left hamstring strain.

The Houston Astros took yet another hit to their starting rotation on Monday, as according to The Athletic's Chandler Rome veteran right-hander Lance McCullers

One of the Houston Astros' best pitchers who has recently been beset by injuries got more tough news about his health on Monday.