Mike Trout hit a pair of solo homers, including a tiebreaking shot to begin the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels dealt the Houston Astros a critical blow to their playoff hopes with a 4-3 victory in Anaheim, Calif., on Friday night.

Trout has homered three times in his last two games for Los Angeles (72-88), which battled back from an early 3-0 deficit in the opener of a three-game series. Denzer Guzman had two hits, including an RBI double.

Houston (85-75) lost for the sixth time in its last seven games and trails the Detroit Tigers (86-74) by one game for the final American League wild-card spot with two games to play.

The Astros must win both of their final regular season games and have either Detroit or the Cleveland Guardians (86-74) lose their last two games in order to r

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