Maybe that’s what it will take to get the Astros back on track. Perhaps rallying from four runs down in a ballpark where nothing has gone right for them this year will serve as the catalyst for them to make one final charge in the division.\n\nThe Astros didn’t do much offensively against the A’s -- they had one extra-base hit and were 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position -- but a series of terrific at-bats with the bases loaded, including a tiebreaking sacrifice fly by
The Astros have two head-to-head meetings remaining against the A’s, on Wednesday and Thursday, before playing at the Dodgers on Saturday and Sunday. The schedule softens dramatically in the final two weeks, and Baker hopes the comeback win will be a springboard.\n\n“It feels great,” he said. “We’ve still got a chance to overtake these guys. We win tomorrow and win the next day and we’re back to 2 1/2 \\[games back\\]. We need these next two games before we have an off-day and tackle a tough L.A. team. Tomorrow is another big game for us.”\n\nAstros right-hander