Salvador Perez finishes four-game series 1-for-15

Alvarez put the Astros on the board early, taking Reid Detmers deep for a solo homer in the first inning. After drawing a walk in the seventh, he delivered a clutch hit in the top of the ninth, driving in the go-ahead run with a single. The 29-year-old slugger is slashing an MVP-worthy .325/.435/.647 with 35 homers, 74 runs scored, and 80 RBI across 469 plate appearances.

Walker took Reid Detmers deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning, then added a base hit in the sixth. The home run was the 21st of the season for the 35-year-old first baseman. He’s slashing .235/.311/.455 with 52 runs scored and 62 RBI across 431 plate appearances.

Hader took the mound in the ninth to close out the game against the Angels with a one-run lead. He worked quickly, needing only four pitches to induce two groundouts and a flyout, shutting the door on the Angels for his 14th save of the season to go with a 1.23 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, and a 33/10 K/BB ratio across 22 innings.

Lambert stranded three baserunners through the first two innings before the Angels brought a run in on a walk and two hits in the third. Another two hits in the fifth brought a second run in against Lambert. His day would be done after five innings at 90 pitches. He struck out six. The 29-year-old right-hander has had an excellent season with the Astros, posting a 3.06 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and a 100/39 K/BB ratio across 103 innings. He’ll take on the Blue Jays in Houston on Monday.

Detmers surrendered a solo homer to Yordan Alvarez in the first inning. Christian Walker later added a solo shot in the fourth. Detmers went one more inning for the Angels, giving up just the two runs through five while collecting nine strikeouts. The 27-year-old right-hander ends the day with a 4.03 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 145/38 K/BB ratio across 125 innings. Barring a trade, he’s lined up to face the Orioles in Baltimore next Tuesday.

White had a perfect day at the plate on Tuesday, collecting four base hits and crossing home twice for a pair of runs. It was already the second four-hit game for the 23-year-old infielder. He’s hitting .359/.390/.410 with six runs scored while striking out just three times in 41 plate appearances.

Wong entered the game on defense in the bottom of the eighth inning after Masataka Yoshida had pinch-hit for starting catcher Carlos Narváez. He then made things interesting in the top of the ninth, taking Hogan Harris deep for a two-run homer to bring the Red Sox within a run for his second homer of the season. The 30-year-old backstop has taken a larger share of the workload behind the plate and has been hitting the ball well, slashing .271/.359/.383 with 17 RBI across 157 plate appearances.

Harris entered the game with two outs and two runners on in the top of the eighth inning. He allowed an inherited runner to score on a single before ending the frame on a strikeout. The A’s would give him a needed insurance run before returning for the ninth. Harris gave up a two-run homer to Connor Wong before closing it out for his ninth save.

Jump dominated the Red Sox in Sacramento on Tuesday, holding Boston scoreless over six innings. He scattered three hits and stranded four walks, striking out seven on 90 pitches. The 23-year-old left-hander will look to build on the strong outing when he takes a 4.00 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, and a 68/25 K/BB ratio across 63 innings into a start against the Tigers in Sacramento on Sunday.

Bennett pitched a clean first inning, then gave up a run on two hits in the second. He settled in to hold the A’s from scoring again into the seventh before Brian Serven took him deep for a two-run homer. That would do it for Bennett, ending his day with one out in the seventh at 88 pitches. He struck out four. The 25-year-old left-hander will take a 2.74 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, and a 46/11 K/BB ratio across 65 2/3 innings into a start against the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Sunday.