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HOUSTON -- Jose Altuve has never been known for his power.That has started to change this season.Altuve hit two of Houstons season-high five homers and had a career-high six RBI to lead the Houston Astros to a 13-3 win on Sunday for a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels.Altuve, who added an RBI single in the fifth, extended his hitting streak to nine games and stretched his streak against the Angels to 18 games. His 17 homers are a career high and he leads the majors with a .360 average. He hadnt driven in more than four runs in a game before Sunday.Im still impressed a little bit about my homers, Altuve said with a grin.Luis Valbuena, Preston Tucker and Evan Gattis also homered for the Astros, who extended their winning streak against the Angels to 11 games.There were runners at first and second with no outs in the first when Altuve connected off Tim Lincecum (2-4) on a home run to left-center field to make it 3-0. Valbuenas home run came with one out in the inning to push the lead to 4-0.He finds a way to get in the middle of it every single game, manager A.J. Hinch said. Hes certainly one of the best hitters in the league. He shows it every day. Kicking us off with a three-run homer really did ignite us.George Springer hit a two-run single with no outs in the second inning before scoring on Altuves second homer with one out to make it 8-0.Houston starter Mike Fiers (7-6) allowed nine hits and three runs in seven innings for the win.Tucker had a solo shot in Houstons three-run fifth inning. Gattis, who had a pair of homers on Friday night, homered in the sixth to make it 13-1.Lincecum lost his fourth decision in five starts by allowing seven hits and a season-high eight runs in 1 1/3 innings in his shortest outing of the season.Its pretty embarrassing, to be honest with you, he said. To give up three home runs and give up seven or eight hits in that span is pretty pathetic. Ive got a lot of work to do.Hed had great success against the Astros in his time with the Giants and entered the game 2-0 with a 0.34 ERA in four career starts at Minute Maid Park. He had a 16 1/3-inning scoreless streak here before Sunday when he allowed a season-high three homers.A sacrifice fly by Kole Calhoun gave the Angels a run in the third inning and Jett Bandy added a two-run homer in the seventh.The five home runs allowed were a season high for the Angels, who had to use six relievers following Lincecums early exit.Carlos Correa added three hits and an RBI for the Astros on a day when everyone in the starting lineup except Colby Rasmus got a hit.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: LHP Tyler Skaggs (shoulder tightness) will make his first major league appearance since July 31, 2014, when he is called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to start on Tuesday. Skaggs hasnt pitched in the majors since having Tommy John surgery in 2014.Astros: 1B Marwin Gonzalez left the game in the fifth inning when he sprained left ankle running to first base. He is listed day to day. ... C Jason Castro was out of the lineup for the second straight game after being hit on the back of his right hand on a foul tip in the ninth inning Friday.TOP PROSPECT ON THE WAYThe Astros will call up top prospect INF Alex Bregman on Monday to make his major league debut. Bregman, who was the second overall pick in the 2015 draft, has hit .333 with six homers and 15 RBI in 18 games for Triple-A Fresno this season.Were rolling along pretty well, Hinch said. He doesnt have to come up here and be anything but himself and contribute at a couple different positions.UP NEXT:Angels: Hector Santiago (8-4, 4.32) will start for Los Angeles on Monday in the opener of a three-game series at Kansas City. Santiago has won a career-high four straight starts and has posted a 1.08 ERA in that span.Astros: Dallas Keuchel (6-9, 4.70) is scheduled to start the opener of a three-game series against the Yankees on Monday. Keuchel has won a season-high three straight decisions and will face the Yankees for the second time this season after getting a win against them on opening day.Jonathan Ogden Womens Jersey . Jon Montgomerys gold medal in skeleton at the Whistler Sliding Centre and his subsequent auctioning off of a pitcher of beer in the village square elevated him to folk-hero status. Justice Hill Jersey . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. http://www.cheapravensshoponline.com/Youth-Justin-Tucker-Ravens-Jersey/ . 31, the CFL club announced Monday. 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Chicago closer David Robertson gave up four runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as Seattle extended the White Soxs frustration by rallying for a 4-3 win.(Sale) did what an ace does -- he threw eight innings and didnt give up any runs, a frustrated Robertson said after the game. I went in and just blew it.White Sox manager Robin Ventura wasnt quite as emotional after the loss, but he was still dissatisfied with an offense that hit two home runs and piled up 11 hits.We got a couple home runs to get us going, Ventura said with a shrug. Weve still got a ways to go, though.The White Sox, who have now scored four runs over a span of five games dating back to the final game before the All-Star break, will go up against struggling Seattle starter Wade Miley on Tuesday.Miley (6-6) is seeking his first win since June 7. He is 0-4 with a 6.00 ERA over his past four starts.Until the ninth inning Monday, Seattle (47-46) wasnt providing much offense for its pitchers. The Mariners had scored two total runs over 26 innings before breaking out with four when down to their last out Monday.Whether that will carry over to Tuesday is still to be determined, but the Mariners probably will go into the game on a high..ddddddddddddThats why you play, Seattle first baseman Adam Lind said after hitting a pinch-hit, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth to give the Mariners their most improbable win of the year. Moments like that are the best part of the season.Seattles offense remained in a funk for the first eight innings, but manager Scott Servais didnt seem too concerned. Sale, he said, was a huge factor in the lack of hitting as the Mariners fell behind 3-0 before the ninth-inning rally.Hes about as good as it gets, Servais said of Sale. Hes a special pitcher, no doubt about it.The White Sox (45-47) will send another left-hander to the mound on Tuesday, Jose Quintana (7-8).In six career games against Seattle, five of them starts, Quintana is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA.Miley is 1-2 with a 6.52 career ERA in three starts against the White Sox.Chicago is mired in a five-game losing streak for the third time this season. The White Sox also lost five in a row in early June, days after they snapped a season-worst, seven-game slide. After jumping out to a 23-10 record by May 9, Chicago has fallen on hard times. A three-game sweep against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim last weekend that saw the White Sox score just one total run looked like the low point, but Monday nights ninth inning added a new nadir.Seattle is looking for its first back-to-back wins since sweeping the Baltimore Orioles in a three-game series July 1-3. ' ' '