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HOUSTON — Kyle Tucker had four hits, including a home run, and Jake Meyers and Alex Bregman both hit home runs while combining for six RBIs to help the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-7 on Friday night. The victory dropped Houston's magic number to clinch the AL West to four. Bregman's two-run shot put the Astros up 3-1 in the third. Meyers stretched the lead to 6-1 with his three-run home run later in the inning. The Angels scored three runs in the fifth to get within 8-6 before Tucker's solo shot made it 9-6 in the sixth. He went 4 for 5 to tie a career high in hits.
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