Astros win No. 100; AL West magic number at 1Astros win No. 100; AL West magic number at 1
The Astros reached 100 wins for the second year in a row, and third time in team history, and reduced their magic number to win their second consecutive American League West championship to one with a 4-1 win over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Astros rookie right-hander Josh James held the Blue Jays to one run and four hits in five innings, and Alex Bregman clubbed a two-run home run in the first inning — his team-high 31st of the season — to put Houston ahead, a lead they would not relinquish. Toronto’s lone run came off the bat of outfielder Billy McKinney, who slugged a solo home run in the third.
