Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats. April is over. May has begun. The Houston Astros still can't lose. This is officially fun. Granted, it's still plenty early, but the Houston Astros are doing some special things right now. That continued on Friday with a hard fought 4-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners, giving them eight straight wins dating back to April 22 in Seattle . Their lead in the AL West swelled to five games over the Los Angeles Angels. The Astros scored all four of their runs on home runs. Evan Gattis hit a two-run shot in the first to get things started. Jake Marisnick and George Springer followed with solo shots, which proved equally as important in the outcome. [ Yahoo Sports Fantasy Baseball: Sign up and join a league today! ] Manager A.J. Hinch pieced things together nicely with his pitching staff after starter Samuel Deduno lasted only 4 1/3 innings. Hinch called on five relievers to finish off the victory. Closer Luke Gregerson handled the ninth but looked shaky, allowing home runs to Nelson...
Astros run winning streak to eight, extend division lead to five games
Published May 2, 2015 at 12:40 AM
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