The Houston Astros have taken a 2-1 lead in the American League Division Series with a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday in Game 3 at Houston.
The Astros fell behind 1-0 but then scored four straight, while Dallas Keuchel won for the 16th time without a loss at Minute Maid Park.
Lorenzo Cain hit a solo home run to give the Royals a 1-0 lead in the fourth, but Houston took a 2-1 lead on Jason Castro’s two-run single in the bottom of the fifth. The Astros added runs in the sixth on a two-out RBI single from Carlos Gomez and in the seventh on a solo homer from Chris Carter.
Kansas City got one back in the ninth off Houston closer Luke Gregerson when Alex Gordon led off the inning with a solo homer, but Gregerson struck out Cain with a man on to end the rally.
Game 4 is set for Monday, time TBD. A win would send the Astros into the American League Championship Series, while a victory for Kansas City sends the series back to Kansas City for a fifth game on Tuesday.
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