Astros win a key game: the magic number is down to 5

Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. The boys did not play their best game today but locked in when it counted.

The game started off poorly for Kikuchi, giving up a lead-off monster shot to Taylor Ward. However, he managed to bounce back and give up no runs for the rest of the outing. He did not have his best stuff, but he still struck out nine and only walked one.

The offense was pedestrian tonight, but they took advantage of some bad defense by LA. In the bottom of the fourth, Diaz reached on a throwing error. He scored two batters later on a single from Caratini. With runners on first and second and nobody out, Houston looked like they would break the game open. However, the next…