Astros Back at .500, One Game Out of First After Sweeping Angels
Houston has won 8 of its last 9 games and will host the first-place Rangers in a pivotal pre-Trade Deadline series starting Friday.
The Astros defeated the Angels 7-4 to complete a series sweep, improving to 55-55 on the season. The win marks their eighth in the last nine games, a strong recent stretch that has them back at the .500 mark. Houston now sits just one game behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the standings. The two division rivals are set to meet in a high-stakes pre-Trade Deadline series beginning Friday.
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