Brad Peacock
Angels again rally late to hurt the Astros' wild-card chances
Kole Calhoun had three hits and two RBIs, and the Los Angeles Angels scored nine runs in the final two innings to rally for the second consecutive game in a 10-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night.
It's the third straight victory in this series for the Angels, who scored six runs in the ninth inning on Friday night to win 10-6.
It was another costly loss for the Astros, who fell to three games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild card.
Albert Pujols, Mike Trout and C.J. Cron each added two RBIs for Los Angeles.
The Angels trailed by three entering the eighth before hitting three straight singles with one out to make it...
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