Astros Beat Diamondbacks 3-1, Extend AL West Lead

The Houston Astros opened their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 3-1 victory, as Yainer Diaz homered, Cristian Javier allowed one run over five innings and Josh Hader recorded his 250th career save. Arizona responded with two comeback wins to take its first series at Houston since 2012 and strengthen its hold on the National League’s third and final wild-card spot. The Diamondbacks entered Monday at 76-68, a half-game ahead of the San Diego Padres, while Philadelphia led the wild-card race by 4.5 games. Houston remained atop the American League West at 73-69, with a three-game lead over Texas, after completing a stretch of 13 games in 13 days with 20 regular-season games remaining. San Diego stayed in contention by beating the New York Yankees 4-3, with Fernando Tatis Jr. hitting his 20th home run of the season.