Streaking Astros ‘having the time of our lives’

Alex Bregman delivered a walk-off two-run double as the Astros tied a franchise record with their 12th straight win, beating the Rays, 5-4, on Monday. The Astros trailed by a run in the ninth, but loaded the bases on a walk, single and catcher’s interference. Bregman then lined a pitch to the gap in left-center off Rays reliever Sergio Romo for the game-winner. Tampa Bay jumped ahead early on Wilson Ramos’ two-run homer off Astros starter Gerrit Cole in the first inning and added a pair of runs on Joey Wendle’s two-run single in the third. The Astros begin chipping away as the Rays cycled pitchers through on a “bullpen day,” scoring two runs in the fourth and another in the sixth.

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