ANAHEIM -- Things couldn’t have worked out much better for the Astros than they did to begin Friday night, with the Tigers and Guardians both losing, giving Houston the help it needed in its last-gasp push for an American League Wild Card spot . All the Astros had to do was take care of business against the Angels.

An early three-run lead had the Astros sitting in a good spot before Mike Trout clubbed a pair of solo homers to help the Angels storm back and send Houston to a devastating 4-3 loss at Angel Stadium.

The Astros have no more wiggle room: They need to win their last two games and have either the Tigers or Guardians lose out to make the playoffs.

After the Angels tied the game on a pinch-hit single by Chris Taylor off Bryan King in the eighth, Trout led off the eighth with

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