Michael Shapiro is a sports reporter for Chron, covering the Astros, Rockets, Texans and every team in town. Michael is a Denver native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a noted fan of pull-up threes, wide-receiver passes and a good hot fudge sundae.

The Astros sweep the Dodgers in Los Angeles, the Pirates turn good history into bad, the Guardians blew it in the ninth and more from the weekend's MLB action.

Jose Altuve went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, and the Houston Astros pulled away for a 5-1 win over the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday afternoon. Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz each hit a solo home run for Houston,

Brayan Rocchio lined a go-ahead, two-run double into the left field corner with two outs in the top of the sixth inning, and a quartet of relievers protected the lead as the visiting Cleveland Guardians snapped a 10-game skid with a 7-5 victory over the red-hot Houston Astros on Monday.

Brayan Rocchio hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Houston Astros to snap a 10-game losing skid.

José Ramirez and David Fry homered and Brayan Rocchio added a two-run double as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Houston Astros 7-5 to snap a 10-game skid