Houston Astros v Oakland Athletics
The Astros season-best six-game winning streak is over after a 6-5 loss to the Athletics in Oakland. The A s lofted a game-ending sacrifice fly in the ninth inning to edge past the Astros. Yordan Alvarez hit a two-run double in the first to take the lead while Cristian Javier struck out nine in six innings and allowed three runs. Kyle Tucker homered in the fourth and Jose Altuve went 2-for-5 to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, his first string of 12 or more games since a career-best 19-game hitting streak in 2017. The Astros look to bounce back as the series continues tonight.
Texas Rangers v Houston Astros
The Astros completed the four-game sweep of the Rangers with a 6-2 victory in Houston. The Astros loaded the bases with one out in the eighth before Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman each tapped out a single along with a two-run single from Chas McCormick in a four-run inning that pulled Houston to victory. Texas has now dropped its last six games as the Rangers head home to host the Yankees tonight. Houston on the other hand has taken home the win its last six games as the Astros open a road trip with a three-game series against the Athletics in Oakland on Tuesday night.
Dallas Mavericks v Minnesota Timberwolves
The Mavericks are shifting their sights to the playoffs after dropping the regular season finale 136-121 to the Timberwolves. Dallas finishes the regular season fifth in the Western Conference for the franchise s highest seeding since 2011. Luka Doncic had 18 points in 21 minutes for the Mavericks. The Mavs will face the number-four seed Clippers in the first round of the playoffs next weekend for a rematch of an intense series last year in the Florida bubble in which the Clippers won in six games. Dallas broke its three-way tie with Portland and the Lakers due to clinching the Southwest Division title and avoided the play-in tournament owner Mark Cuban recently spoke out against.