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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-27 · by Adam Camarena The Associated Press
Yordan Alvarez hit a key three-run homer as part of Houston Astros' five-home run performance, leading them to a 13-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. The win moves the Astros closer to clinching the AL West division title and securing the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, contingent upon their Sunday game result or a loss by the Texas Rangers. Alvarez's 42nd home run of the season tied him for second place in the American League, while Jeremy Peña contributed with two two-run homers, finishing 4-for-6 with four RBIs.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-27,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Sunday, the Houston Astros clinched the American League West title despite finishing the regular season with an even record of 81-81. This marks the worst winning percentage for a division winner in non-shortened seasons, breaking the previous mark held by the 2005 San Diego Padres (82-80). The Astros secured their ninth postseason appearance in ten years after beating the Athletics 9-0 in West Sacramento and seeing Texas lose to Minnesota. With this win, Houston will host the Chicago White Sox in a best-of-three Wild Card Series starting Tuesday. Yordan Alvarez led the league with a batting average of .316 but had a modest day at bat, going 1 for 4. The Astros' success comes despite facing significant challenges earlier in the season and dropping to eleven games under .500.
Written for “Astros Win AL West” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
Yordan Alvarez launched a three-run homer and the Houston Astros went deep five times Saturday night as they moved closer to a division title with a 13-2 victory over the Athletics.
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they → launch → Athletics
Houston (80-81) can clinch the AL West crown and the No. 3 seed in the American League playoffs with another win Sunday over the A’s in their regular-season finale or a Texas Rangers loss at Minnesota.
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Houston → clinch → Minnesota
Either team will become the first to win a division with a .500 record or worse, excluding shortened seasons.
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team → become → seasons
Alvarez homered in the fifth inning to put the Astros up 6-1.
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Alvarez → homer → Astros
His 42nd homer of the season tied him with Tampa Bay slugger Junior Caminero for second in the AL.
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homer → tie → AL
Houston finished with 16 hits as Jeremy Peña, Isaac Paredes and Jose Altuve combined for nine of them and seven RBIs.
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Peña → finish → them
Peña hit a pair of two-run homers, one in the third and the other in the eighth.
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Peña → hit → eighth
He finished 4 for 6 with four RBIs.
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He → finish → RBIs
Parades homered in the first to open the scoring and went 3 for 5.
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Parades → homer → 5
Hayden Wesneski (6-2) threw seven innings and struck out five while allowing six hits and two runs.
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Wesneski → throw → hits
The Astros scored six runs, including Lucas Spence’s solo homer, between the seventh and ninth to expand their lead to 13-2.
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Astros → score → 13
Jack Perkins (3-13) pitched five innings for the Athletics.
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Perkins → pitch → Athletics
He struck out nine but gave up six runs and three homers.
asserted
He → strike → runs
Up next
Neither team had announced a starting pitcher for Sunday’s regular-season finale.
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team → announce → finale
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