Astros Magic Number Is 1 After 13-2 Beatdown of A’s

The odd innings paid dividends all night for the Astros, as they'd score in the first, third, fifth and seventh and ninth, along with the eighth for good measure. Isaac Paredes started things with a solo shot to make things 1-0.

In the top of the third, Cam Smith drew a walk and then came around moments later on Jeremy Pena's 21st home run of the season.

The fifth inning was the exclamation point of the night and on Yordan Alvarez 's MVP season. Alvarez launched his 42nd HR, a 3-run blast, making things 6-1. The lead expanded with three more runs in the seventh, highlighted by Jose Altuve 's 48th RBI.